jmh159
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- Oct 17, 2009
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Jay, I see where you're coming from, but there are certain situations where I personally cannot bring myself to use heavier than 6x or 7x. The ditch at Big Spring for example, I have seen those fish follow my tiny midge for 15 feet, 1" from the fly and just turn up their nose and reject my offering. When dealing with fish like those, and using such small flies, I feel that, while 7x might still be noticed by the fish, it will at least look a bit less unnatural than say, 5x. Now I'm not gonna be throwing beastly streamers with 7x, but when making a presentation to tricky fish on technical streams, lighter tippet can help IMO.