I always use an indicator that I can easily remove.

There are times when I want the indicator, and times when I don't want the indicator. It depends completely on the situation on the river.

And, for those who 'diss' others about using an indicator...I just don't get it. There is nothing ignoble, wrong, or even suspect in the use of an indicator. Some presentations require it. Fishing without one does not make anyone a better fisherman than someone who uses one. Quite the reverse, actually. Using an indicator well is an exceptional skill, far above something simple like drifting a dry fly, and certainly far more skill is needed to use an indicator properly than it takes to tight line drift a nymph. You'd think that anyone claiming skill at this endeavor would aspire to being decent at ALL of these techniques...

Buddy