Using Copper Sleeves to Weigh Nymphs

[wcu boy]

I recently was on a business trip when I stop into a Bass Pro Shops to do some shopping. I went into their fly fishing section. I saw a video entitled "Selective Strategies For Trout" being played on one of their televisions to help the sale of the video. First, the video was excellent. The fisherman on the video was using copper sleeves on his leader to weigh nymphs to help them get down faster to the bottom. Where can one find copper sleeves to place on their leader? I am fairly new to fly fishing and I have not found anything like copper sleeves being sold by any fly fishing supplier. Could anyone help me find where these copper sleeves could be purchased. They seem to be effective and the video stated that they went through the guides of your fly rod very easy. Has anyone on the bulletin board used copper sleeves to weight their nymphs?

[Lew Beccone]

You can find them here - [url=http://www.dougswisher.com/accessories.htm:1e074]http://www.dougswisher.com/accessories.htm[/url:1e074]

[Buddy Sanders]

WCU Boy,

I often use lead 'crimp sleeves', those little cylinders used for makeing wire leaders, for the same purpose. They come in a variety of sizes.

Should work as well as copper ones, and can be found in most tackle shops...

Good Luck!

Buddy

[oldfrat]

How do you keep those sleeves from sliding down to the fly?

[idahofisher]

Oldfrat, put a knot in your leader below the sleeve.

Same as if you are trying to keep a split shot from sliding down on the fly.

Rob

[billknepp]

ok maybe it's just me...But humor me here....Isn't a knot in your leader an unwanted thing...as it weakens it?????..I could be way off base on this.....Just some thoughts.

Unless of course you are meaning above the knot used to join your tippet material to the leader....That one seems feasible!

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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best

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"Wish ya great fishing"

Bill

[oldfrat]

That's what I was thinking, Bill. If it is done above the leader to tippet knot, though, the idea of being able to change it easilty would be gone.

[idahofisher]

Yes if you tie an overhand knot, it will weaken the leader.

Use a blood knot or surgeons and you will have no problems.

Rob

[billknepp]

Yeah..I was thinking especially were it a lead tube, kinking the tube gently till it held on the leader. If done gently you could still slide it where you wanted to and not screw up the leader to awfully bad..but the tube would not be reusable after that leader section was done in...as you'd not be able to rethread it on leader of like or greater dia....But depending on price...that may not be much of an issue to those who fish nymph's a lot!

[fish4trout]

I really do not have any idea what these sleeves are but they sound a lot like split shot.

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Born to fish forced to work.
Alan