Ideal rod length for nymphing

[Gerrit Viljoen]

I use mine straight plus I use a permanent marker for barring.

[Korrie]

I use mine straight plus I use a permanent marker for barring.

Gerrit
you are very experienced in "reading" the indicator.
I would say that the majority of fly fishers will not "see" the take if they start of this way.
i would suggest that you start of using the indicators that will "Show" the take the easiest.
Then work from there.
For me, I prefer the thin coiled wrapped over a needle or similar type of thickness

[leo1357]

What I useAttachment 25648

R339?! jiso... I think I paid R18 for a packet of green and pink indicator from Philip

[Gerrit Viljoen]

R220 from Tafa.

[BenzoV]

Anyone use the coil like Pascal showed us? Basically a straight line pulled over an edge to provide a bit of coil, but nothing like the curly tails spoken of above. He said those (the pre-made ones like above) were definitely not french if I remember correctly and he had no idea where they originated.

[Korrie]

Anyone use the coil like Pascal showed us? Basically a straight line pulled over an edge to provide a bit of coil, but nothing like the curly tails spoken of above. He said those (the pre-made ones like above) were definitely not french if I remember correctly and he had no idea where they originated.

Yip that is what he said.
But the first time I saw one of the curly's it was fished by a Frenchman in France at the Worldchamps.

[Korrie]

Anyone use the coil like Pascal showed us? Basically a straight line pulled over an edge to provide a bit of coil, but nothing like the curly tails spoken of above. He said those (the pre-made ones like above) were definitely not french if I remember correctly and he had no idea where they originated.

PS: when the mono is pulled over the back edge of knife etc, it gives a very loose curl, which is very sensitive and easy to "read"

[BenzoV]

PS: when the mono is pulled over the back edge of knife etc, it gives a very loose curl, which is very sensitive and easy to "read"

I just fish it that way. Either straight braid, straight mono, or an edge pulled coil.

[Plentipotential]

Straight for Yellows. I would miss the strike while that lot "uncoiled" I would imagine. The marked price is high, there is a discount off that, not sure what it cost before the Rand's demise prior to November but Rio is imported by Jandi Trading so I cannot see there being a massive price difference between shops. Truth be told you don't put a new piece on every time you go fishing so it lasts a long time, I use three segments at a time (red, green, red). Besides I shop where it's convenient and I drive past Solly's in Booysens at least once a week.

[gkieser]

Gerrit
you are very experienced in "reading" the indicator.
I would say that the majority of fly fishers will not "see" the take if they start of this way.
i would suggest that you start of using the indicators that will "Show" the take the easiest.
Then work from there.
For me, I prefer the thin coiled wrapped over a needle or similar type of thickness

Oh i beg to differ - the straight way is very sensitive and will be very easy for someone of any level to use. As someone that fishes this way maybe once a year, this method is very easy to pick up.

I think you guys are making something that is actually quite simple, into a very complicated solution for no apparent reason.