It had to come. No more sticking to traditional patterns only for me. I've been trying out the washing line setup and it's going fairly well, but when I put a booby on the point it's only a matter of time before the leader seems to get a lot of twist in it. Is this normal? And if not how can I prevent it?

Bill

make sure the eyes of the booby are the same size. then you will not get the spin.

jim

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Hi Jim,

Thanks for that. The ones I've got do seem to be out of balance and I suspected they were acting as a "burler" but didn't know if it was preventable.

Is it essential in your view that they need the eyes. Wouldn't a neat cylinder of the foam with a radial hackle work with painted or stuck on eyes?

Bill

That is what my tyings have just a cylinder

The balls are too hard to work with


Martin

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Hi Martin,

Thanks for that. Do you have any images of your cylindrical tyings?

Bill

I think a lot depends on how you are fishing the Booby. Jim's right in saying that different sized, uneven "eyes" will cause spin but IMO you will undoubtedly get a bit of spin if you are stripping the fly. A FO8 or static retrieve would minimise line twist.

I've often toyed with the idea of incorporating a very small bb swivel between the leader butt and tippet but never actually tried it. Certainly works with Ultralight lures when Perching!

Dougie

You're just lazy!! lol

Dougie

I will try and get you some by the weekend if thats ok mate

Martin

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a cylynder works fine but it's hard to then put in marabou for a tail and keep it within 15/16". and the booby eyes cause an irresistable turbulance in the water which waggles the marabou tail seductively, but i do use a cylinder sometimes.

jim

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You could put it that way lol

Martin

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