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Originally Posted by BigCliff
.....I find that barbless hooks are also easier to get free from underwater snags. (especially using the downstream bow technique)
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that's an interesting topic probably deserving of it's own thread. how do you execute the downstream bow technique? when i'm snagged, i often let loose some fly line and allow the current to carry it downstream, hopefully the current's help wil free it, but it usually doesn't work.
what DOES work for me more often than not is to execute basically a roll cast over the snag, 2-3 roll casts over the snag almost always frees the fly. oops, we're deviating from the main subject now :-)
eric
fresno, ca.