Pull
enough line out so you have two or three feet of the thick
line in hand. Fold it in half and squeeze the resulting
loop small enough to push through the guides. Now, even
if you drop it, the line will not slip back out the guides.
Problem solved.
Turn
your rod backward and the worst thing that can happen is
to get your line hung up on a bush, now you can concentrate
on your surroundings. This is much better than ruining your
whole trip-yeah?
Take
along a couple of camp or beach chairs to sit on while getting
rigged up. It will make the “preparation” much more pleasant!
Your buddy will appreciate it.
Tie on the largest attractor pattern you can toss. About 15 to 18 inches down, match the hatch with a dropper rig. Anything that hits within a foot of your attractor...Smack it!
At 40
the hearing goes, at 50 the eyes go, at 60 you just
always gotta go.
Yes. First run your tippet through the eye of the hook and tie a
simple overhand knot close to the end. Then tie another overhand knot with
the fly inside and cinch in down until one knot pulls against the other.
Pull tight to test it. Cut off excess tippet and get back to fishing. This
knot may not hold up to the pressure of a huge fish but it works fine when
you don't have any other choice.
