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Old 02-10-2007, 09:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cst
thanks. i just tied up my very first flesh fly. do you usually weight them?
Yeah, really depends on the water. Faster deeper runs and I weight them. But for most water you can just give them a good dunking and they get nice and gooey soggy and sink ok. The problem with wieghting them is that you have to throw a heavier rod. 8-9 weight in order to compensate for the soggy blob and the lead, otherwise you get the uncomfortable bounce at the end of a false cast.
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