Thread: Floater dropper tangling issues

I have been trying to figure out how to get a foam floating fly not to tangle with a scud or other dropper without much success. Once in a while it works but most of the time I get a mess and spend more time untangling than fishing. I am using up to 5 feet from the floater to the dropper.

Anyone have any tips for keeping them from tangling up?

Open up your loop or try a Belgian cast:

The Belgian Cast

http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/t...d_belgian.aspx

I wil have to give that a try, shouldn't be too hard to modify my normal cast to perform it. I have tried horizontal casting in the past with some luck so I shouldn't have too hard of a time getting it down. Hopefully it will give me a lot more fishing time and less untwisting time. Thank you d4d.

Haven`t tried this but plan too, perhaps the problem is too long a distance between bugs?
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Originally Posted by Pat

Haven`t tried this but plan too, perhaps the problem is too long a distance between bugs?

Five feet is a long distance between popper and dropper, but people often throw indicator rigs this long (and even longer.) If you open your loop or use a Belgian cast, it really shouldn't matter.

Maybe even try a larger leader to your dropper...

Maybe I will try a short leader, I am after rising fish after all. But I do get a lot of hits on the drop. Maybe I will try a short sropper and see if they still hit on the drop. It is a short time and I have a slow drop so maybe I don't need such a long leader.

About how long a dropper is the norm?

Originally Posted by fish_4_all

About how long a dropper is the norm?

12-18" for me.

12-24" here. Tangles are bound to happen. Just gotta cuss 'em and go on!

Stand sideways so you can see your cast and cast from left to right watch what your line is doing. And SLOW down most people whip the rod back and forth 100 MPH.