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  • April 12, 2021 at 10:25 pm in reply to: Cicada Brood X, or other hatches? #21406
    MichaelCfffg
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    There were a few newscast last week or the week before last stating that this will be a banner year for Cicadas, with several broods emerging this Summer, but then somebody told me over the weekend at Taneycomo that Illinois would get the brunt of the hatch, and Missouri not so much. With just a little research, I’ve learned that the big hatch this year will be mostly in Indiana, and not affect Missouri much at all. Here’s a link to an article and map that will explain it all.

    http://www.fatherly.com/news/map-periodic-cicadas-brood-x-2021/

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    December 5, 2017 at 2:21 pm in reply to: Indicators – What do you use? #3614
    MichaelCfffg
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    My experience with the New Zealand indicator has also been that pulling too hard on the leader or tippet is what causes the kinking. I love this indicator, but getting it balanced right does get tedious. Too much indicator material, and you have the danger of kinking your leader. Too little in the tube, and the indicator will slip on the line. For use with heavier flies, I’ve had some success with using a larger amount of the indicator material, but then pulling the wad apart some to thin out the middle, so that you can get the tube over it. This indicator will also get saturated after a while, and tend to sink, but I’ve found that you can keep it floating much like you would with any dry fly. Squeeze out the excess water, do some false casts, and/or apply some floatant.

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