alsoran
Well-known member
Ok got to thinking about this one the other day. A little history first, a good few years ago now I used to 'Yew Tree Tarn' in the lake district, the controlling club had a fly only rule, yet one chap was always fishing with a match rod, waggler with a 4' or 5' leader with whatever 'fly' he fancied attached to the end. Needless to say he caught lots of fish partly down to the fact of the restricted back cast space that he didn't need to worry about.
So with the current LRF/Drop shot fishing craze that seems to be growing, I was wondering if today you could get away with your drop rod and a fly tied on the end of a leader, even with one of the in line weights you can get. So you would be in effect fishing the 'split shot' rig, which is used a lot in the states to catch trout etc..
So what dictates what is fly only, the bait?? The line?? the rod?? As it does seem that it could be a grey area..
So with the current LRF/Drop shot fishing craze that seems to be growing, I was wondering if today you could get away with your drop rod and a fly tied on the end of a leader, even with one of the in line weights you can get. So you would be in effect fishing the 'split shot' rig, which is used a lot in the states to catch trout etc..
So what dictates what is fly only, the bait?? The line?? the rod?? As it does seem that it could be a grey area..