Answer to come later. Gotta go try out the jig hook Snake to see if it truly rides hook up the way I tied it.
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Quiz time.
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Quiz time.
by flyster » January 20th, 2013, 7:51 am
Which fly weights more the purple Snake size 3/0 Owner jig hook or size 6 TMC medium brass gold cone (no lead in either of the body of both flies) rabbit strip bugger??
Answer to come later. Gotta go try out the jig hook Snake to see if it truly rides hook up the way I tied it.
Answer to come later. Gotta go try out the jig hook Snake to see if it truly rides hook up the way I tied it.
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Re: Quiz time.
by fflutterffly » January 20th, 2013, 8:36 am
cone head.
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Re: Quiz time.
by midger » January 20th, 2013, 11:53 am
Depends on whether the cone is a tungsten one or a regular brass one. Tungsten weighs about 3X the standard cones which would make the smaller fly weigh more if tied with a Tungsten cone. You also didn't specify if the coned-fly has any sub body lead wrappings. With a regular brass cone, the top fly would weigh more in all liklihood, but I'd weigh them with my powder scale to definitively confirm that.
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Re: Quiz time.
by flyster » January 20th, 2013, 1:36 pm
midger wrote:Depends on whether the cone is a tungsten one or a regular brass one. Tungsten weighs about 3X the standard cones which would make the smaller fly weigh more if tied with a Tungsten cone. You also didn't specify if the coned-fly has any sub body lead wrappings. With a regular brass cone, the top fly would weigh more in all liklihood, but I'd weigh them with my powder scale to definitively confirm that.
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Re: Quiz time.
by lucfish » January 20th, 2013, 4:01 pm
I don't know which one is heavier but the snakefly is sure bulkier and takes a little more power to throw. But they have been my favorite to throw because they don't have any weight on the head.
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Re: Quiz time.
by flyster » January 20th, 2013, 6:46 pm
It's a bummer when you tie on a new fly that you can't cast out due to the weight being to heavy. I started weighing my flies to see how much weight is too much to throw larger and heavier flies with 5 thru 8 WTs. I also use super long leaders when I'm tossing a super slow sink line in shallow water (lake and beach fishing). I am talking about 60 feet or more casts with my 6WT. Hooks are a factor too. Here are a few flies that I weighed.
8 or 10WT. with big "O" open loops for that popper!
Size 10 Hopper.
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