Okay, now you've gone and done it. You've opened up Pandora's box.

What's the difference between a jig and a bead head fly other than the shape of the hook? IMHO, they are the same. The verbage is just another way for fly fishers to disassociate themselves from spin or bait fishers. Same is true of the word 'indicator' as opposed to 'bobber'. It's simply a way fly fishers have to distinguish themselves from a term used in another form of fishing.

If it looks like a duck, waddles like a duck, and quacks like a duck ... it's a duck!

Allan

[This message has been edited by tyeflies (edited 13 April 2005).]