Bounce Rig

By Jake at 4:28 pm on Friday, April 6, 2007

One method of deep nymphing that is very effective and is catching on is the bounce rig. The bounce rig is most easily set up by tying two lengths of tippet to the end of the leader with blood or surgeons knots and leaving two of the tag end of the knots from 6 to 12 inches long. Blood knots are better because the tags are at 90 degree angles to the main leader. The nymphs are then tied to the two tag ends and weight is added at the free end of the tippet where the fly is usually tied. A knot below the weights is necessary to keep them from sliding off the end of the leader. This rig can be fished under an indicator, by feel, or Czech style by actually moving the flies slightly faster than the current. The advantages of this rig are that you can bounce the weights along the bottom and the flies that are tied to the tag ends stay just up above the bottom where fish are feeding and that if you snag the bottom it is often with the weights and not the flies. Play around with the lengths of tippet and tags and the amount of weight to find what works best for you.

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