Members kayaker Posted November 19, 2012 Members Posted November 19, 2012 Have a trip coming up in three weeks. Never fished big size eight stone flies before. That will be a nice change. I am used to using size 18 zebra midges on 6x tipped on the tail waters. What tippet size do you recommend for the big stone flies. I was thinking 4x, or do I need 5x because of the clear water. I would hate to fight some of those bigger fish on 5x though.
Guest Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 I used 4x on my last trip, but you could probably get away with 3x.
Members living_waters Posted November 19, 2012 Members Posted November 19, 2012 Not an expert by no means, but used 3x last week with no problems apparently. I done had it tided on from a prior bass fishing trip. But I did have absolutely perfect conditions, My 4 year old nephew could have caught fish. "To him, all good things, trout as well as eternal salvation, come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy." -Norman Maclean
Gavin Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Went down to 6x Saturday w little to show for it. The fish just weren't active.
sean c Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Went down to 6x Saturday w little to show for it. The fish just weren't active. Thats dissapointing Gavin man they sure need some rain down that way.
Brian Wise Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 This whole weekend was slow. Had a couple of guys that wanted to go hero or zero with big streamers and we only turned a couple of fish....and they didn't have any real desire to eat when they turned. My Youtube Channel
Chris Gates Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 This last weekend was as bad as I have ever seen it there. Slow fishing with a lot of good anglers from Hargrove's. Thats how it goes sometimes. It's good to get your teeth kicked in once in a while!
Gavin Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 We got our butts kicked thats for sure...Still a good time...Great bunch of folks in camp this weekend. The fish just werent on....One of the guys was down for 10 days...He did really well earlier in the week but he struggled like everyone else this weekend...Timing is everything. Gotta keep on keeping on and wait for your turn.
Brian Wise Posted November 20, 2012 Posted November 20, 2012 Turns out MDC cancelled their October shocking because of low water......only to come and shock mid last week. Thanks for the heads up MDC..... My Youtube Channel
Justin Spencer Posted November 20, 2012 Posted November 20, 2012 I've been using 4X to main fly and 5x to dropper. Just set your drag right and put every fish on your reel and you won't break off. By the way, I don't think I even own 6X, sometimes can be hard to get 5X through a little dry hook though. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
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