Using sink tips, I have been mending by throwing a strong up stream mend that lifts the tip or most of it out of the water, orients the fly and leader down stream ahead of the line. The problem with this method is that some distance is lost making the mend and after a couple of hours, there is a fatique factor associated with making the mend. I partly heard George Cook at the Clav comment on mending and I think he said that he completes his cast, drops his rod tip to encourage quick sinking and then makes a gentle upstream mend of the lines belly. I was wondering if I heard him right and if so wouldn't this mend possibly cause the tip to belly out ahead of the fly and leader?? I would be interested in members thoughts about mending tips. WPK