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  • Tight-Line Dry-Dropper Mono Rig, 5X

    A tight-line mono rig that fishes a dry and a nymph together. It runs 288" of 20 lb Maxima Chameleon (.017"), 24" of 12 lb Maxima HV, a 12" red sighter section and 12" of Umpqua Sighter (.009") carrying a backing barrel marker, then a 4 mm tippet ring. A 6" tag of 3X mono off the ring holds a #12 Stimulator; below the ring, 14" of RIO Two Tone, 24" of 4X and 24" of 5X fluorocarbon lead to a #16 tungsten Pheasant Tail.

    Total length33' 2"
    TechniqueDry dropper
    Knots8
    Time to tie4min
    20 lb.017"
    Maxima Chameleon
    12 lb.013"
    Maxima HV
    12 lb.013"
    8 lb2X.009"
    Umpqua Sighter
    11 lb1X.010"
    RIO Two Tone Indicator
    ~6.5 lb4X.007"
    ~4.5 lb5X.006"
    Dropper · 6"
    ~8 lb3X.008"
    BUTT · 24 FT
    TAPER · 24"
    TAPER · 12"
    SIGHTER · 12"
    SIGHTER · 14"
    TIPPET · 24"
    TIPPET · 24"

  • Dry-Dropper Rig on a 9- to 12-Foot Leader

    A dry-dropper on a 9 foot tapered mono leader. It steps from 36 inches of .017" through .015", .013", 0X and 2X to 24 inches of 4X tippet tied to a size 10 to 14 foam or parachute dry. Off the dry's hook bend, 18 inches of 5X fluorocarbon hangs a size 16 to 22 bead-head nymph, so the whole rig runs about 10 and a half feet.

    Total length10' 6"
    TechniqueDry dropper
    Knots8
    Time to tie4min
    .017"
    .015"
    .013"
    ~13 lb0X.011"
    ~9.5 lb2X.009"
    ~6.5 lb4X.007"
    ~4.5 lb5X.006"
    BUTT · 36"
    TAPER · 16"
    TAPER · 12"
    TAPER · 10"
    TAPER · 10"
    TIPPET · 24"
    DROPPER · 18"