About 25 years ago I started putting rattles in my striper and blue fish flies. I did the same for pike bass flies too.
I always caught larger fish than my friend who was a much better tier and fly fisherman. 4 to 6 times a year I would hook up to big fish on the beach and could not stop their runs. I would break them off so I would not lose my fly line.
Maybe a clue as to why this happened
http://news.yahoo.com/conn-man-snags-striped-bass-063224003.html
I always caught larger fish than my friend who was a much better tier and fly fisherman. 4 to 6 times a year I would hook up to big fish on the beach and could not stop their runs. I would break them off so I would not lose my fly line.
Maybe a clue as to why this happened
http://news.yahoo.com/conn-man-snags-striped-bass-063224003.html