>>2767390I try to make them durable. That heavy gauge wire is a selling point it makes the sinky flies sink faster and you're not gonna bend it out.
I almost exclusively tie barbless, I may have forgotten to mention it and I apologize. But barbless hooks do have the advantage of seating more easily, and the stinger style hooks kinda lock in. I dont know how to properly describe, it's like the hook flexes, then seats, and it pinches its self in place.
>>2767392>>2767392I tie my own leaders, I either fish these stripped or swung on a floating line, dead drifted under an indicator, or swung or stripped on a sink tip, depending on how deep I want the presentation
I fish them on my 4 weight, 6 weight, 7 weight, and 8 weigh, as well as my 8 weight switch rod.
>>2764865>>2764074Bepis pls no forget average fly fisherman edition