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Originally Posted by Scott N
I have very limited success on the Bow until I decided to treat myself to a walk & wade guided trip a number of years ago. The set up we were using was floating line and an indicator with a 9' leader directly to a large (say #2 or #4) copper wire wrapped san juan worm with a dropper fly. The weight of the copper san juan eliminated the need for split-shot, and the distance from the san juan to the dropper should usually be about 2'-3'. I found this set-up to be easier to cast with less tangles than I would have if I had been using split-shot.
The key take-away for me was learning how to mend my line so that the flies were bouncing drag free along the bottom of the river. As long as your indicator is going down from time to time you know you should be on the bottom. We'd keep the san juan for the weight and also because it's a productive year-round fly, and try different dropper flies. If you can't find anyone to take you out in person, try YouTube for some advice on line mending.
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Why would you not just use a spinning rod with a bobber?
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