{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Taking a spinning rod with me to Fletcher's

God question Bob,

I don't change darts too often.  Basically if they are not hitting the color I am throwing or if they get really banged up.  If you want to tie the leader a little longer on each tag you can have more room for change without replacing the leader.  This is just the way I do it to avoid additional terminal tackle and keep it quick and simple.  The dropper rig can be tied a variety of ways provided that the principle of about a 12" drop on the back dart is the same.  10lb test mono is pretty strong line for these fish.  They will bang up the leader pretty good, but you shouldn't have to re-rig more than once or twice a trip.  If they are active and the fishing is consistent, the dart will get way jacked up.  The hooks will break and all the paint will get busted off of them.  So you will need to replace them when that happens.

All the best -

Zach

On Friday, March 14, 2014 5:57:27 PM UTC-4, Bob Smith wrote:

......this year. I had a day last year where the wind was blowing so hard it was pushing an outgoing tide back up the river. I just sat there watching as spin fishermen kept on casting and catching. Mike Bailey was in the boat next to me and at one point I looked over and just shrugged. So Mike, who has only ever seen me with a fly rod, shouts out to me "hey Bob, nobody's holding a gun to your head making you use just a fly rod".

I now have a nice St. Croix rod and Pfluger reel (wanted a Stradic but the damn bail whacked my knuckles), now I need some darts.

What sizes are good for Fletcher's? I'll be setting up a tandem rig like I've seem the masters using.

Thanks, Bob (who is now only 90% pure but looking forward to feeling like a kid again tackle-wise)

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