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Old 13-04-2011, 02:54 PM
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I'm a newbie to fly fishing and I was wondering if anyone knows any good sites that show how to do droppers and different ways to set up leaders for things like washing lines etc... Hope I make sense lol

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John Sutton showed me a very simple quick secure method about 7 years ago, form a loop where you want your dropper and tie a three turn surgeon knot, ie loop it throgh three turns, wet the knot and slowly pull tight, cut off close to knot to form dropper.
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John Sutton showed me a very simple quick secure method about 7 years ago, form a loop where you want your dropper and tie a three turn surgeon knot, ie loop it throgh three turns, wet the knot and slowly pull tight, cut off close to knot to form dropper.
That sounds simple enough. How long should the dropper be? I assume if its too long it may tangle in the cast?

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Here's a starter for 10 from this forum, whilst you wait for somebody to give you a link.

Washing Line Leader Set Up.

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nice one, cheers Bill
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If you google something like "trout leader setup" loads of stuff should show up

Me i don't bother with dropper knots but use tippet rings instead,dropper lengths tend to be around 6 inches

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If you google something like "trout leader setup" loads of stuff should show up

Me i don't bother with dropper knots but use tippet rings instead,dropper lengths tend to be around 6 inches

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ahh ok... Bill advised me to do search, i think I have been having a bit of a thick spell as I told him i didnt know what to search for lol "trout leader setup" makes total sense, thanks for waking me up, and sorry bill for being a thick bugga
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ahh ok... Bill advised me to do search, i think I have been having a bit of a thick spell as I told him i didnt know what to search for lol "trout leader setup" makes total sense, thanks for waking me up, and sorry bill for being a thick bugga
Don't worry about it mate,here's a link to some on ressie setup's from the forum.No diagrams but spacings and lengths

Leader setup for reservoir fishing

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Don't worry about it mate,here's a link to some on ressie setup's from the forum.No diagrams but spacings and lengths

Leader setup for reservoir fishing

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awesome, cheers Neil
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awesome, cheers Neil
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