Buck Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Hey guys, Does anyone know of any fly shops in town that sell Air Lock indicators (http://www.caddisflyshop.com/air-lock-indicators.html) ? Cheers Quote
BurningChrome Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Pretty sure I've seen them at FT, CP, and Iron Bow. I also think I heard that the 3/4" size (most common) are sold out and backordered from the manufacturer. Quote
bigalcal Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 I bought some and I seem to get my leader tangled around the stem. Granted.... I'm no expert nympher or caster. Anybody else have the same problem? Got mine at FT's... 1 Quote
CDone Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 do they come with extra caps? I can see myself dropping a couple every time I'm out. I want to give the New Zealand indicator a try. Colin Quote
muha Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 New Zealand wool indicator is great. Love it for indicator and for tying wings, you can even use it as a hackle substitute. Put some flyagra on it and it never sinks (2-3 hours). I it gets waterlogged,quick squeeze with cotton or Paper towel will dry it instantly. For indicator, I'll tie a 4" piece of 10 lb line, secure wool with a clinch knot. Tie the other end to your leader with a blood knot. Now you can adjust your depth however you like. What is neat about it is that there is no added weight to leader, which makes for easy casting. This type of indicator is super sensitive. Quote
BurningChrome Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 New Zealand wool indicator is great. Love it for indicator and for tying wings, you can even use it as a hackle substitute. Put some flyagra on it and it never sinks (2-3 hours). I it gets waterlogged,quick squeeze with cotton or Paper towel will dry it instantly. For indicator, I'll tie a 4" piece of 10 lb line, secure wool with a clinch knot. Tie the other end to your leader with a blood knot. Now you can adjust your depth however you like. What is neat about it is that there is no added weight to leader, which makes for easy casting. This type of indicator is super sensitive. But will it hold up three wire worms? Quote
CDone Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 But will it hold up three wire worms? no, but I'm sure one of these would 2 Quote
Guest threepwood Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 do they come with extra caps? I can see myself dropping a couple every time I'm out. I want to give the New Zealand indicator a try. Colin The pack I bought did not, and I lost a cap practically immediately. They're interchangeable, though, so I just switch them between the color I want to use. 1 Quote
CDone Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 The pack I bought did not, and I lost a cap practically immediately. They're interchangeable, though, so I just switch them between the color I want to use. Talking with Dave at Fishtales today and he said there are always extras at the bottom of their bins, so I would guess if you ask you could grab one or two. He also mentioned he's trying to get them to package just the caps, so someone could just buy a bag of caps if needed. Was gonna grab one of the New Zealand Indicators but they only had green or white wool and that won't work with my eyes, will wait till they get some more orange. Colin Quote
bigalcal Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 I bought the NZ indicators to try this year for early, high water nymphing for cutties. Fortunately due to low run off, the cutties were looking up from day one. In fact I caught my biggest fish of the year on opening day on a Fat Albert!! I guess I'll have to wait until next season. Quote
ÜberFly Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Al Don't you know that nymphing for cutties is sacrilegious!! Quote
bigalcal Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Of course I do...only in desperation, early in the season if the water is high and dirty.....and, I'm terrible at it!!! Quote
BurningChrome Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Uh oh. This could be bad news for the Air-Lock and Sindicator. https://www.google.com/patents/US8015745?dq=fly+fishing Quote
jgib01 Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Al Don't you know that nymphing for cutties is sacrilegious!! I wanted to try a nymph that day we were out on the Upper OM... except I was worried that y'all would start cursing, heads-spinning, spouting Lee Wulff quotes of some kind or another, before finally bludgeoning me with your size 3 rods and abandoning me in the woods with nothing except a bottle of floatant and some Frog's Fanny. Quote
ÜberFly Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Glad you didn't or you would have been hog tied and left for the cougars and grizzlies!! I wanted to try a nymph that day we were out on the Upper OM... except I was worried that y'all would start cursing, heads-spinning, spouting Lee Wulff quotes of some kind or another, before finally bludgeoning me with your size 3 rods and abandoning me in the woods with nothing except a bottle of floatant and some Frog's Fanny. Quote
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