Tag End as Indicator

[Mike Wisniewski]

My first indicator is a piece of red amenisia followed by a yellow curly and then a piece of green trilene.   Anyway sometimes I have some problems with picking up the indicator rig. If I leave a little piece of the tag end of the green trilene hanging, it helps me to pick up the indicator rig.

Mike

[Dejon Hamann]

Are you saying the little tag helps you "pick it up" off the water? I've been fiddling around with empty tags a lot, but I'm having trouble getting what you're describing.

[Mike Wisniewski]

I tie a piece of green trilene to my yellow curly.  Instead of cutting off the tag end of the green trilene at the knot, I leave about an inch or so on.  It sticks out from the leader at a 90 degree angle.  It is like a green flag that waves at me.   It helps me pick up the sighter in difficult light conditions.

It adds another visual reference point.

Mike

[Dejon Hamann]

ahhh... it's a visual "pick up".  good tip.

[Chris Puchniak]

I'm going to give that a whirl when the rivers open up around here (July).