PKK said:
Dana very interesting. Is that a sink tip and wet fly? It seems that it is, and you can see that the fly doesn't turn over completely and drops in the water, then you see the fish surface a few feet away from where the fly landed. Did you hookup, feel a grab? possibly a spooked fish?
Peter,
nice to see you back, and back in fine form as usual! Did you also notice the slight shadow of the tubes and wires that we had out in the water controlling the mechanical fish, and the air bubbles from the diver there who made the big splash? I think that the FX crew could have done a better job timing the movements of the fish, and the diver could have made the splash closer to the fly, don't you? :chuckle:
To answer you questions, kush was using a floating line with an intermediate polyleader. I don't think he felt anything at the rise so it is unclear if the fish took the fly and dropped it or simply came up to take a look. My guess would be the look, although if you watch closely the line does seem to move a bit just after the rise, so who knows? It will always be a mystery, but it's a fun clip to watch!