A couple interesting pieces at GFF re rigging the Diawl Bach (Little Devil) and Buzzers on a reservoir-loch-lake near you. It is a bit early for many of us either because of ice or regs. But, for others it is a timely impetus to brave the cold winds and waves. A bung is a word for a strike indicator. Defined as a: ‘A kind of plug or cork..’ My mom had a much different and derisive use of bung coupled with hole aimed at those she shook her fist at (she was a feisty, old German women): ‘a cork or other stopper for the hole in a barrel, cask, or keg; a bunghole’. I know. I just launched into that when I saw the GFF reference to bung for a strike indicator. I hadn’t considered the word in years. I think I will use indicator, even bobber.
A. Ferguson commented at SB re a previous post on his slick, slender buzzer pattern. So, given the piece by GFF re slender, chrionomid-buzzer patterns we’ll show this excellent tutorial (SBS: Step By Step) again “The Electro Static Buzzer SBS”.
Many in B.C. will take exception with my comment, and I don’t blame you, but the seemingly definitive experts on fishing chironomids are the Brits. Different techniques perhaps? Perhaps not. Either way, good to study the techniques and patterns from the lochs and reservoirs.
I appreciate the worth of multiple flies but I have a heck of a time casting these setups and end up with a tangled mess. Any suggestions?
Gene
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Hello Gene,
Difficult yes. My only suggestions are the following that you normally come across: Don’t try to throw long casts, especially on a lake if in a floating device (harder to do this if shore bound, I know). Keep the casts shorter and then work away from the flies by kicking or rowing. If you are anchored, again, harder to do. Throw an open loop with a softer casting stroke. Over powering the rod and a tight loops or tailing loops will result in tangles. Also, use a stiffer dropper/tag end to tie on the one to two extra flies. The stiffer tag will not as easily wrap. Perhaps heavier tippet material of the fluorocarbon variety? I most often fish two flies on a lake. I don’t have many tangles because I get the flies out there 30-40 feet, not too far, and either work that length back or kick away or row away as the Intermediate line is sinking and then let out an additional length of line…then I work it back. If I am stationary or anchored in heavy chop then I just fish shorter and still seem to have success. Horizontal/diagonal presentations are more problematic than the shorter vertical presentation. Patience and easy does it.
SwittersB
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