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Ideally, the rod will be perfectly balanced atop your index finger, remaining more or less parallel to the floor

A few setup details he shared: Dropper length is usually 28 to 36 inches Leaders are often 12 to 15 feet long He likes longer leaders on spooky spring creek trout In shallow water, he can lift the dry fly off the surface and keep fishing the nymph below without rerigging He really likes the Scientific Anglers Creek Trout line for this setup because the aggressive 30-foot head helps turn over long leaders on short casts On bigger rivers, he switches to longer-headed fly lines and faster rods for better mending and line control at distance Jason says finding the right rod, line, and leader setup made a huge difference once he got back into fishing dries and dry droppers again