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manonamission
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Joined: Feb 16, 2008
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Location: Essex
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:30 pm |
 
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Can someone explain how you dead drift flies? Does this have to be done with floating lines and at least one dry fly, or do you need floating line and plenty of depth of water so the fly suspends on the leader?
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MJB
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Joined: Mar 23, 2005
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Location: Warminster, Wilts
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:03 pm |
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I was hoping someone would leap in and answer this while I was at work this afternoon as it's yet another thing that's easier to demonstrate than describe.
A dead drift is simply allowing the fly to drift along with only the current affecting it's movement. To achieve this there needs to be no drag from the fly line. Think upstream dry-fly on a chalkstream, except you don't need to fish the fly on the surface, but unweighted flies are pretty much essential.
The easiest way to dead drift is to fish uptide with a floating or sink-tip line. Cast uptide and throw in upstream mends [see note below] to stop a bow forming in the line and accelerating the fly. As the fly passes in front of you to a downtide position you will need to throw downstream mends to stop the fly line influencing the flies travel, or pay out line at a faster rate than the fly is travelling but this isn't easy to do.
A 'mend' is simply using the rod to pick the line up off the water and flick the belly of the line upstream or downstream to stop the bow forming in the line. It is possible to mend an intermediate line before it sinks too far, but the only way to put a mend in a fast sinker is aerially during the shooting stroke of your cast. |
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bassfly
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:25 pm |
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I will be put right,but a dead drift is where you cast uptide and let the fly drift towards you taking up the line,therefore staying in touch with the flea/fly thing.
Not an in depth reply but wait........one will be along about 9:30ish.
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bassfly
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:00 pm |
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One step ahead MJB..awesome,you should write a...........cook book!
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manonamission
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:50 pm |
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Once again a great answer - thank you very much |
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