F@#king Indicators that stay on - what do you use?
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F@#king Indicators that stay on - what do you use?
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Bit of sheeps wool
in early days we used small bit of peacock feather...the shaft if you will...about half inch long. I used to cut notch in each end and slip nylon trace in place or go right around it....worked great.
I've been using thise wee polystyrene ones that look like tiny coloured rugby balls... they never stay on.
Actual raw wool from a sheep or something knitting yarn that you grandma makes socks from?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunty1
@Dama dama I use raw wool seems to work well. Im no fisherman but never had them come off. Vid below shows the setup I use. I make my own rubber "stoppers" from a thin bit of rubber.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slxpzHhQSt8
+1 for wool. A big plus for natural wool is that it doesn't spook trout the way that things like indicator putty do. With natural wool trout seldom ever take the indicator, but they will take a coloured one
I use a foam dry fly.
Big black n Blue Humpty as indicator with about 1/2 metre(depending on water depth) of light tippet tide to the hook with a size 16 bedhead nymph on the end of the dropper.All depends on what the trout are feeding on.Sometimes trout will go straight for the dry or the nymph.Great exploratory set up.
+2 for sheep wool (natural, the oils help keep it afloat and repel water) and attach using the NZ Strike Indicator product. Also use a mix of natural sheep wool and mixed in with some of the NZ Strike Indicator fluoro colours so its easy to see.
I just use the bending of the skinny end of the rod and maybe if I'm really lucky the peeling of line as strike indicators like most people.
Sorry, had to.
NZ strike indicators, brilliant
Thanks @Hunty1 and team, wool looks it will do the trick. Natural, sustainable and free!
I use the NZ Strike indicator tools. Natural wool & colour as much as possible but will go a brighter colour in certain light conditions if I’m having trouble seeing the natural one. I’ve tried other systems too but what I like about the NZ Strike indicator tool is that it’s quick & easy to take on & off, plus it’s got the added benefit of being able to easily adjust the depth of your fly. In some spots I’ll use a dry/dropper combo too.
Another vote for NZ strike indicator tool. Prior to using it I would buy polyester rovings from spotlight and spray with aerosol silicone, keep in a ziplock bag. slide a tuft into the loop-loop connection between fly line and leader. Cheap and easy but you can't slide it up and down the leader like the NZ strike indicator. The only bad thing about the nz strike indicator is the tube is pretty fine so you can't slide the indicator right up to the butt of the leader super close to the flyline/leader junction or past any big knots.
https://youtu.be/nV2x3Og54Js
Simple indicator system shown to me by Tony @ HnF Napier.