Post by paul1966 on Jul 26, 2015 8:47:47 GMT
If you can't catch fish on the killer bug don't lose heart, it's taken me 3yrs of virtual complete failure before it started working for me. I knew I was missing something so I've been coming back to it off and on since I started tenkara fishing 3yrs ago.
I think my original bugs were too heavy with lead wire and I just didn't enjoy fishing them, I went to what I think is pretty close to the original tying but with oyster spin drift 290 ( see link ) and this seems to work really well for me. Very little weight, easy to cast and it finds the bottom okay on my river with a little help from the river currents. I find it mesmerizing watching my level line for any tweaks or stops. So easy to tie too it almost feels like cheating.
I think my original bugs were too heavy with lead wire and I just didn't enjoy fishing them, I went to what I think is pretty close to the original tying but with oyster spin drift 290 ( see link ) and this seems to work really well for me. Very little weight, easy to cast and it finds the bottom okay on my river with a little help from the river currents. I find it mesmerizing watching my level line for any tweaks or stops. So easy to tie too it almost feels like cheating.
