When casting these plugs, I like to finger my line as the plug is descending, allowing it to slap the surface as it lands
Meanwhile Emmett, on a high rock, dueled one-handed with a fish that plainly didnt take to the choice of weapons
I have mine spooled with 10lb PowerPro braided line and it will cast an absolute country mile effortlessly
Push the other end of the string through the donut hole and tie it securely
A damp fly in a closed flybox is a surefire way to weaken a hook, and once it's weak, it can easily break when being pulled out of a snag, hitting a log or a rock in the backcast or even enduring the strain of fighting a fish
36b Pflueger, Boschew, 9/0, tinned, drilled eye, link, ca 1900