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By: Dave V (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 07:03 PM EDT (Read 8591 times)  

 know I sometime have had issues with beads fitting on certain hooks so I'm
going to throw this out there for some of you that need to know.


 

Round Bead Head
Bead Size Hook Size Sink Rate
1.5 mm 20 - 22 N/A
2.0 mm (5/64th) 18 - 20 13.45 ips
2.3 mm (3/32nd) 16 -18 14.88 ips
3.2 mm (1/8th) 12 - 14 15.79 ips 
4.0 mm (5/32nd)  8 - 10 18.29 ips
4.8 mm (3/16th) 4 - 6 21.07 ips
5.5 mm (7/32nd) 2 - 4 22.50 ips 


 

Round Tungsten Bead Head
 Bead Size  Hook Size Sink Rate 
 5/16th  18 - 20 19.55 ips
 3/32nd  16 - 18 20.57 ips
 7/64th  14 - 16 23.20 ips
 1/8th  12 -14 25.25 ips
 5/32nd  8 - 10 26.57 ips
 3/16th  4 - 6 29.27 ips 

 

Tungsten Cone Head
Bead Size Hook Size Sink Rate
Small (5/32nd) 4.0 mm 4 - 6 - 8 25.00 ips
Medium (3/16th) 4.8 mm 2 - 4 27.40 ips
Large (1/4th) 6.3 mm 1 - 2 - 4 29.32 ips

 



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By: caddisfly4 (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 07:23 PM EDT  

Great info Dave thanks for the post.


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By: Dave V (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 07:26 PM EDT  

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Great info Dave thanks for the post.

 Thanks Caddis .  I hope it helps some folks



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By: LeeGoldsmith (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 08:30 PM EDT  

Dave

I think I will take your data and put in a table so it is easier to read.  What do you think???

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By: Dave V (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 08:40 PM EDT  

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Dave

I think I will take your data and put in a table so it is easier to read.  What do you think???

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Have at it Lee

 



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By: Nic (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 09:02 PM EDT  

 Thanks for sharing Dave!

 

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By: Koda (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 09:24 PM EDT  

Dave

 

First time I see data like that. And it's an eye opener, for me anyway. No doubt those will bounce a nymp on the bottom. The larger beads really drop like rocks, almost a yard a second!  Neat.


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By: LeeGoldsmith (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 09:35 PM EDT  

I have put the data into tables.

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By: Nic (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 09:36 PM EDT  

 Question:

 

I know in air whether something is moving parallel to the ground or not, gravity has the same effect.  Hence in theory if you shoot a bullet and drop one at that same time they will hit the ground at the same time.  Does the water current have an effect on the drop of the bead/fly.  I've always had it in my head that if you were in swift current you would need more weight to get down....

 

Thanks again, 

 

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p.s.  Lee, that chart looks GREAT!


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By: Koda (offline)  Wednesday, October 12 2011 @ 09:50 PM EDT  

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 .......  I've always had it in my head that if you were in swift current you would need more weight to get down.... 

 

Believe it's the Brook's Method that uses insanely weighted oversized nymphs in fast current of around 7 mph. More like high sticking pocket water but man the fish he got doing that gig. That's a little more than my comfort zone when you get waist deep in water like that.


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