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Substitutions – As with cooking, substitutions will always have a place in fly tying. Whether dictated by necessity or situation, there are times when we need to deviate from the recipe. In this case, there are a few deviations that I’ve made from Bennett’s original pattern. Out of necessity, I have substituted Marabou for Chickabou in the wings and tail as I simply didn’t have the latter available. Due to the situation (stillwater versus stream), I’ve substituted Bead Chain for Dumbell eyes as the excess weight simply doesn’t benefit me in the shallow, still waters of City Park Lagoon.

Unfortunately, this pattern remains unproven for the purposes of this blog. While I did manage my first Rio on a recent trip to City Park in New Orleans, it was a fly known as a Bluegill Killer that did the damage.

Admittedly, the Rio Getter did elicit a few strikes along the way, but it simply wasn’t a good fit for the situation. With dense submerged vegetation throughout, the Rio Getter was often rendered ineffective as the bead chain eyes quickly pulled the fly below the weed line. In contrast, the slower sink rate of the unweighted Bluegill Killer (see next week’s tutorial) stayed above the weeds, and in the strike zone, significantly longer. That alone was enough to make the difference.

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