Weighted flies on a dropper rig? Had some success with those bass fishing years back. A single hand 8wt rod and a 'bit ch' to cast along brush lines. But it worked ... just bring lots of extra flies ... you'll need them.Please don't take offense but why would you do that?
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I'm thinking he might be using a full super fast sinking line with a buoyant fly, just keeping it off the bottom. But I don't know for sure.