Weighted Decievers?

[castingmaniac]

Does anyone bother weighting Decievers? I was at the tying bench and the thought of wrapping the hook shank with some lead wire as an underbody struck me as not a bad idea. Has any one tried this? Whaddya think?

[peter mac]

hey castingmaniac,
I weight deceivers all the time, especially when they are tied on the large side, the more material the more weight, it helps the fly get down and casts easier. I weight them just as you mentioned rapping the hook shank with lead wire, works great!!
Peter Mac

[nozzle100@aol.com]

Some of the guides is southwest Florida like to tie cone-head deceivers when they get off of the shallow flats and into somewhat deeper water. The "jig-type" hooks they use have a tendency to move the deceivers upwards in the water column thus avoiding some of the weeds and imparting a crab-like movement to their offerings.

[stevejacoby]

thinking about your approach to the whole weight issue - it's true that deceivers with a lot of core will drop precipitously - but it's good to balance that physical property with the natural diving rate of a 2 inch baitfish - what is their diving rate - their action towards the bottom is what attacts many fish - and it has to have a natural appearance - so I would say that a rate of 4 seconds a foot is best - this can be tested in any aquarium with your new flies
steve jacoby

[FLYRODER]

Mark Sedotti is known for tying in lead to the big flies he ties. I have done the same with DC/vers that are 5-9inches and they work great. Just make sure when you do wrap the shank with lead you also should tie on some strips of lead on the bottom of the shank so it works like a keel.