Low Resolution (click) | | Bent-shank stonefly nymphs (that are attached to the leader with a clinch knot around the body of the fly, right at the bend in the shank) are more "weedless" than unbent, straight-shank nymphs because the bent-shank nymphs ride upside down with their hooks up, while the straight-shank nymphs ride right side up, with their hooks down.
And also because the front end of the fly tends to pop the hook upward, when it
encounters a branch or a rock, thereby causing the hook to skip over the
obstruction without getting snagged.
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