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Kayak Fly Fishing / Guys, Do You Surmise It's Wise To Put Eyes On Flies?
« on: August 30, 2018, 02:56:06 PM »
Eyes on flies - do they matter in terms of actual hook-ups?
Opinions? Stories? Drunken rants? Let me hear 'em.
My sense it that it's 99% about the movement through the water, not the detailed appearance that matters. Case in point - Scott's jetty fly:
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=67273.0
That thing is ugly, but it must have all kinds of motion in the water. That said, I still add eyes to most flies I tie.
Opinions? Stories? Drunken rants? Let me hear 'em.
My sense it that it's 99% about the movement through the water, not the detailed appearance that matters. Case in point - Scott's jetty fly:
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=67273.0
That thing is ugly, but it must have all kinds of motion in the water. That said, I still add eyes to most flies I tie.