Any body use the Toobies weighting system?
Pros? Cons?
It looks interesting to me, I’m thinking of switching over to Toobies this year. I’ve heard they work well, but I have no first hand experience … yet.
Bob
Normand,
This is a cool looking system!
My question is where or why would you use it?
Would you use a Strike Indicator?
Thanks,
Doug
My answer would be where I cant get the darn split shot off the leader. Cant get the the shot to open back up.
Of course you can use an indicator, same as you do when using regular split shot.
Has anybody actually used this product???
I bought some a year or two ago. The problem I have with it is getting the weights to go into the tubing during cold weather. The tubing shrinks a little and becomes a little bit stiffer, and, of course, there is the added problem of cold and stiff fingers. Also, if you want to put the weight higher up where the leader is thicker, it gets a little tough to get the weights in, too. All in all, it works OK.
Joe
I used Toobies for the last half of last year, especially when I was fishing dry fly line. Very handy when experimenting with nypmhs and streamers when you don’t know how much weight you need or exactly where to put it–no chance of nicking your leader or tippet like split shot or twist-ons. They stay put better than the tungsten putty; I can only make that stuff stay put on a tippet to leader knot, otherwise it slides all over. Toobies are lead-free and legal in places with a lead ban. The insertion tool and a bunch of shot fit in a film can, the shot all sticks to the magnet on the tool securely.
However (cons)-- I’m kinda spacey when I’m out fishing. You have to remember to slide the tube onto your leader before tying on a fly!!! What I do now (if there’s a chance I’ll be nymphing or streamer fishing with my dry fly rig) is put the tube on at home, before I leave, and slide it securely over the flyline to leader nail knot; then it’s always there.
DANBOB