These little orthodontic rubber bands are a great idea for adjustable tag or hook tenders _ image via
troutbitten.com Really cool little tip for cleaning up your fly fishing rig and swinging hooks for travel, via a car, boat or on foot from Dom over at
Troutbitten.com. I don’t miss hook keepers on fly rods, since pretty much all of my fishing is done with 9′ fly rods and 10′ plus leaders and I’m fussy about winding fly line back in through the rod tip….
When I use a strike indicator I also use these rubber bands to connect my “thingabobber” onto my leader. You can still slide it up and down the leader but it will not “kink” your leader. I do use a hopper type fly more for my indicator, but if it is windy, I am too clumsy to throw three fly’s, or if I want to get two fly’s down deeper, then I do use an indicator. If you do use this rubber band method, remember to change the band every day, they will degrade and they will and you will see your indicator sailing down river.
You can go to a craft store and get what they call “loom bands”, for bead looms, they work the same, a bit larger and cheaper.
