Thanks for the diagram Mark, I know the line profiles of a WF and DT line. I asked about long belly lines because I was wondering if there were DT lines that has a longer level section in the middle and if this was also called a "long belly". So then we come to the money question. Are lon...

I'd like to add my thanks as well. Rflycaster and I have been trying to get to the bottom of the WF vs DT question. To clarify what "longbelly" means. Does it apply to both DT and WF lines? And if it does, what type of fly line does it typically mean for most fly fishers, and in the case ...

Aren't the long belly competition WF lines tailored to eliminate overhang? If these WF lines are not more efficient that DT line, why was one used for this test instead of a DT line? http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/8rod.shtml http://www.rioproducts.com/fly-lin....rnament Are the lines in the arti...

he's doing the circling of the rod tip during the stroke and the same result can be achieved by doing the same circling after the stroke as a mend. cheers, marc Here's a video of an extreme corkscrew mend which places a right angle mend. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/531/cscdistance1vx9.flv/...

Here are the "points" I am trying to make and the last post I will make on this subject. Before I chimed in, almost everyone on this BB was convinced that barbless hooks preserve fish populations. Now, there is a need to defend that position, not with personal preference, but with hard sc...

That's a different argument Silver. What we are trying to work out is if barbless result in more or less casualties and what proportion is fatal. Not how it balances out in the long run. In most but not all cases 100% release is best for the fish, and if you take "fishermen look after fish env...

Hiho Silver! Here is a paper that supports barbless: http://0101.nccdn.net/1_5/041/090/1a9/Barbless-review.pdf With mortality rates lowest for barbless flies 1.76% compared to barbed flies 3.88%. That paper goes on to quote many supporting scientific studies that barbless hooks result in less damag...

Hi Silver, thanks for all the information. So all different studies agree: It almost has no effect on mortality of the fish how long we need to get it back in the water, right? (keeping in mind, that there is no doubt removing a barbless single hook will always be the fastes of all) Thanks Bernd p....

Hi guys I appreciate that my experience is on a stocked water, but I can see no reason why it should be any different on a wild water. Best wishes Mike Mike, The difference is that wild fisheries renews themselves through spawning. If they did not, the natural mortality rate of over 30% a year woul...

Paul, You asked for how I got my numbers about the mortality rate of C&R of barbed vs barbless. This information has been documented in fisheries journals. Here are my references. The evidence that barbed hooks play no part in reducing fish populations has been well documented in the leading fi...

Here's a link to another interesting discussion on this issue: http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums....-3.html Via the longest serving lurker on this board... :cool: I posted the articles referenced in the above link. http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums....-3.html The science on barbless h...

Anyone who has ever gotten a grass cut knows that the edges of grass are sharp and if they catch your finger at the right angle they will cut through your skin. I think it works the same way with fly lines. Literally thousands of blades of grass rubbing and some catching the fly line just the right...