droppers

[corky]

is a normal 3or 4 turn water knot good enough for tying droppers for salmon fishing.....corky

[redshrimp]

yes. I use a four turn water knot all the time and never had any problems.

[corky]

thanks rs i thought so but had this premonition of a 15lbr tomorrow snapping my dropper and then finding out i needed a stronger knot , ;D.............corky

[rennie]

Never Corky,in my opinion a dropper will only lead to grief,a lively fish,rocky rivers,awkward winds,maybe the fish of dreams,not worth the risk,as few knots as poss. between fly line and fly cant be a bad thing. Pedro.

[macd]

;D Go for it Corky. I love to fish with a dropper- have only been caught out once- my fault.

But if you can keep a secret I had a near miss last year. Short version is: to much hurry on my part; dropper hooks net; the fish goes bonkers. But I manged to bite throught the dropper and eventuallygot the poor fish and my flies back.

But that was merely poor application of a sound idea. ;D

Ross

[tyneandrew]

I fish droppers most of the time in summer, i'm sure 9 out of 10 fish take the point though.

[Fruin]

I only usually fish a dropper on smaller spate rivers, and when I do I usually use a three or four turn water knot. I have also found a Grinner knot useful.

I have had just as many fish run me into a snag without a dropper as I have with. However, I often fish a river with everything from shopping trolleys to cars in it

Fishing a dropper will maximise your chances, but I find I use one less on rivers that I know well. This is because the more familiar I become with the peculiarities of a particular river, the more confident I am in fly choice. However, on a day with changing conditions, a bright fly and a dull fly on the same cast can maximise your chances.

Tight Lines

[johnmac]

very helpful info guys! I was going to ask about droppers......i like the idea of being able to fish with two different colours and sizes on the same cast..... double the chance!!.. well hopefully! I shall give it a try next time out. One question though...... if i fished a double and a small plastic tube, would the tube be fished on the point?? thats what i'd imagine anyway?? John.

[ceilidh]

If fishing a dropper I normally use a knot which will slide down the cast towards the point if a fish takes the dropper. This will reduce the chance of the unloaded point snagging. If a fish takes the point fly I believe that there is less chance of the dropper snagging ( so long as it is no more than 6") than vice versa.