alexczarn 146 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hey a newbie flyfisher here , just a few general trout related queries, what floatant do you find the best for dry flies? Is Tippett attached to the end of the leader end and how much normally? Does fluorocarbon or mono work better for dry fly tipper/leader? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1fish 0 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 G'day alexcarn, Qu1. I use Gink (floatant) and I also use Rio Dry X fly drying shake to remove any moisture from my fly/s before i apply floatant.Qu2. Tippet is attached to the end of your tapered leader, Tippet length can vary from a couple of feet up to several metres depending on where your fishing and how pressured the fish are. For Dry fly in a open area I normally fish a (5ft floating poly leader we wont go there yet) 9ft tapered leader followed by about 6 ft of tippet. Don't go to long if your just starting out as the tippet and fly wont roll out for you and will end in big mess. I'd probably stick with using a 9ft to 12ft tapered leader with a couple of feet tippet at most, then start adding length as your casting improves Qu3. You can us very fine Fluorocarbon for dry fly presentations but I would stick to mono to start with it's cheaper and you can get away with not greasing it Hope this helps cheers1fish alexczarn 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexczarn 146 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hey thanks a lot 1fish! I did do a bit of googling and seemed to reccomend Gink-Alex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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