Maybe try 10 lb mono for tippet 😎 On Jun 6, 2016 11:56 AM, "J Balmer" <jbal...@betadigm.com> wrote:
> So, yesterday I took an hour & went to the pond for an hour. First time > I’ve fished since Sowbug. Used the 7 wt because it was gusting, I was > targeting bass & I knew there were some big cats where I was gonna fling > flies. Started out w/ a Chili Pepper (my slightly different versionJ), > caught some nice gills but no bass. Moved around, broke off the Chili > Pepper on something & decided to go w/ a heavy olive bugger. I tie mine w/ > a little gold tinsel in the tail & palmered grizzly hackle. Still no bass, > but I had a coupla hits in the spot I broke off on. Threw back & hit what > I thought was a snag, until it started moving. Moved about ten feet along > the shore, realized it was hooked & even though I was letting line out > through my fingers, the 3x tippet snapped about 6 inches from the leader. > > > > J > > > > J Balmer > > Betadigm, Inc > > jbal...@betadigm.com > > 309-287-9421 > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
