Tactics ♠ CARPPRO
>> MONO EYES OR CRAFT BEADS further by tying in thicker rubber legs or by using flattened instead of round diameter legs. Most of my patterns tend to use micro centipede legs and if I want to slow things down, I’ll simply tie in more of them. The second major characteristic is utilizing materials to slow the descent of the fly. The key here is to create a parachute effect and achieve a sink rate that will allow your fly to stay in the strike zone for the longest time. The pattern must sink slowly enough for the carp to be able to track and consume the fly. The best material for the parachute effect is rubber
>> RUBBER LEGS FOR A SLOW DESCENT legs. Tied in as legs or as part of the tail, the rubber creates enough drag to sufficiently slow the descent of the fly. This can be slowed down even
The second way to create a parachute effect is by incorporating hackle feathers of the saddle or schlappen variety. In a free fall scenario, hackle will protrude outwards and increase the amount of drag as the fly sinks. To achieve varying sink rates one can simply increase or decrease the density of the hackle used. Schlappen hackle
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