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Apr 2, 2015 at 6:26 pm #2188560
90% of my fishing is some form of Euro nymphing, with beadheads.
This is typical of what George Daniels (coach of the Junior fly fishing team) has in his box
His book –
– is a great resource.
Another resource are the videos by Aaron Jasper –
Between the two you can vacuum the fish out of a stream… with beadheads, tenkara style.
I'm not saying beadheads are for everyone, but I can say with confidence that in mountain streams they are Extremely effective.
[Edit: I have a loaner set of Aaron's DVDs if you are intrigued.]
Apr 2, 2015 at 8:21 pm #2188604Definitely intriguing… but you know what they say… "Just say no to [insert bead head nymph here,] kids"
JK, I should probably check this stuff out… so much reading and learning to catch up on right now.
Apr 3, 2015 at 6:15 am #2188681Something I forgot about on the learning curve –
Casting beadheads into your rod tip is not a good thing.
I have broken a couple of tips from to many impacts. My casting has improved and I don't worry about it now, but as a beginner it is definitely a consideration.
Kids ….
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