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AKA: Adding weight to a fly
Adding weight to flies is almost as old as fly fishing itself. The main aim is to get flies or teams of flies down to where the fish are holding.
There are many ways of adding weight to flies and this post examines many of the most common techniques.
In most cases if your weighting a fly place the weight as far forward as possible. By placing the weight forward the swimming action of the fly is enhanced. The various techniques for weighting a fly can be used either alone or in conjunction with other weighting techniques when additional weight is required.
The techniques I use for adding weight to a fly include:
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ConesAn alternative shape to normal round brass beads. Because of their shape they are not as heavy as a round or faceted bead of the same diameter. |
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Jiggy heads and similar fish head slide oversA few of these hit the market with a flurry in the late 90's. There are still some about but they are relatively expensive and hard to get. |
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Molded lead shapesAn innovation that has come out of competition sports fly fishing. These little molded shapes fit well on Czech nymph hooks and add a high density of lead to the back of the fly.
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Lead shotI have several flies, particularly in my saltwater range, which include a lead shot on what is the the bottom of the hook shank when the fly is intended to swim hook point up. There are a number of benefits benefit of using a lead shot as opposed to say a set of dumbbell eyes. |
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Author: StephenChatterton