Comments on: PODCAST: Dry Fly Skills Series #7 — Fishing Dry Flies — S12, Ep7 https://troutbitten.com/2024/09/15/podcast-dry-fly-skills-series-7-fishing-dry-flies-s12-ep7/ Life on the water | Fly fishing for wild trout. Tips, tactics stories and guide service from central Pennsylvania. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Curt D Mueller https://troutbitten.com/2024/09/15/podcast-dry-fly-skills-series-7-fishing-dry-flies-s12-ep7/#comment-42047 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:08:02 +0000 https://troutbitten.com/?p=273851#comment-42047 In reply to Domenick Swentosky.

Yep, thanks!

Any thoughts on using surgeons knot instead? Easier and movable…

]]> By: Domenick Swentosky https://troutbitten.com/2024/09/15/podcast-dry-fly-skills-series-7-fishing-dry-flies-s12-ep7/#comment-42032 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:36:21 +0000 https://troutbitten.com/?p=273851#comment-42032 In reply to Curt D Mueller.

Hi there. I think everyone needs to find there own “waste” length. But for me, it’s about 1.5 inches. On each side, I allow an extra 1.5 inches of material. This consistently works for me, so I end up with the expected length (almost) every time.

Make sense?

Dom

]]> By: Curt D Mueller https://troutbitten.com/2024/09/15/podcast-dry-fly-skills-series-7-fishing-dry-flies-s12-ep7/#comment-42003 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:19:39 +0000 https://troutbitten.com/?p=273851#comment-42003 Dom and company —
Just finished your dry fly fishing podcast series, and loved it.

Question — I’m trying to use your leader formulas, and am having some frustrations with the blood knot. I try to tie the segments with the specified lengths, but my sections are generally 1-2 inches too long. This is less of an issue with longer segments, but 1-2 is quite large for 6″ and 8″ segments. My guess is that the blood knots start out “too loose”, but I’m not sure. Any suggestions on how to address this issue?

Many thanks!

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