Dogman Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Are most of you guys that fish the pool and the lower on the fly using sink tips? If so what sink rate is typical? If not are you adding weight with split shot or just heavy weighted flies? I found in the upper the other day with the fast moving water that I think a sink tip would have better served me over the bbs I added to my leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeman4 Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 i fish with either a full sink, or a sinking tip and a bb, depending on where a bouts in the pool i am fishing. you can make it down pretty far with a sink tip, and fluro leader. if your not getting down far enough try a weighted fly as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogman Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Thanks. I think I'll whip up a couple sink tips tonight so I have them ready for when I can hit the water again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiger Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 sink tips are a great way to be able to adjust to different water without changing your whole line. just try some 5ft poly sink tips to start. You might just have to adjust your casting a little bit since the tip will add a little more grain weight to the line. Weighted flies work well also but for the niagara, you will want both a sink tip and weighted fly in some areas. Hope this helps you craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogman Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Do you normally run an indicator? or just tight line? I've been reading up on sink tips a bit and it seems that a WF#F/S may be a better choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiger Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 no indicators with tips....just use split shot with indicator fishing. Just cast, mend and keep a tight line...wait for the big pull!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogman Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks Craiger. Going to try and get out on Sunday if the weather is okay. Made up a couple in different lengths, we'll see how they work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiger Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 no problem...good luck and hope it works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogman Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 One more question. When fishing in the lower what length sink tips would be best. I have an assortment from 5' to 12' up to Type III to T-14. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiger Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Its tough to say...every run and hole is different on that river. Always be prepared and willing to change the setup. Just on sunday I got two fish in the same run on two different tips. First one was at the head of the run using a floating tip and a weighted intruder...smacked a nice hen there. Then moved further down and tried to fish the same setup in the deeper water by casting straight across the river and putting a big upstream mend in it to get the fly down. Did that for 10 minutes and realized i had to change if i wanted to see a fish. Then i switched to a MOW tip thats 5ft floating and 5ft T14 with the same weighted fly. Started to feel the bottom and then it was game on shortly after that...another nice hen totally smashed it. Sometimes i am stuburn and don't change but I've learned my lesson and now set things up right for each run. sorry for the rant but hope this helps you craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogman Posted December 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I really appreciate the help Craiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiger Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 no problem...any time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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