Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Soft hackle challenge

Thanks Gene!

On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 1:47 PM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:

Forgot -- with ribs, I like to do what Craven teaches and keep the rib along the shank in the same place.  I love the Tightlines Vimeo videos, but do not prefer his preference for "letting the rib carry over to the other side of the shank" as you move backward.  Again -- just preference.  Luckily, no one will be there with a wooden spoon to smack your fingers if you like something different than they do ;).  

Gene

On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 8:18:22 AM UTC-5, TurbineBlade wrote:

While performing a mildly-competent sumo deadlift in the basement (and trying not to lower the barbell onto a cat)  I had a revelation from the brain fuzz that will be of interest to no one:  Every fish I've caught in the last 2 years could have probably been caught on a soft hackle of some kind.  I've heard of people who wanted to "get back to their roots" and fish old bucktail streamers only for a year, or ditch parachute dries for the old catskills, etc. and most say that the change did not noticeably affect their catch rate. 

Starting now, I'm going to fish nothing but soft hackles this year with a couple of caveats:

1.  I get to fish it as a dropper off of a duo rig

2.  I can fish larger sizes, smaller sizes, unweighted, weighted, etc. 

3.  Ice cream sandwiches

I figure everything from an unweighted #16 black spider to a #8 bead head "steelhead soft hackle" will do the trick. 

Should be fun --

Gene ("part ridge") TB

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