The best all around strike indicator is a RBF XYZ Caddis! You can read all about the use of this ungodly strike indicator in my bestselling book, “Caddis and a Bead Head”.
However, there are a few arduous conditions that call for the use of the ungodly Thill Strike Indicator. These high-grade balsa wood bastards come in three sizes 5/8", 7/8", and 1-1/8" and you get a package of 4 for $4.79. I like the little one the best. They come with silicon inserts to lock on your leader but I find it easier to make a loop in the leader and slip it through the float hole then pass the float through the loop and pull tight.
One such arduous condition is deep water. Just ask Goose about the effectiveness of the Thill Strike Indicator. He was dredging a deep hole on the Little J and few years back with three #2 shot. He got hung up a few times, mumbled something about the sluggish trout and sat down to re-rig. The Chief got out his 5/8” Thill float, tied on a RBF AP PT and added one #4 shot and pitched it all out into the deep hole. Goose was watching in disbelief from the opposite bank. He shouted out, “Hey whatya fishin for, carp?” Just about that time, that little chartreuse and orange bastard disappeared beneath the surface. A few minutes later the Chief beached an 18” brown.
However, there are a few arduous conditions that call for the use of the ungodly Thill Strike Indicator. These high-grade balsa wood bastards come in three sizes 5/8", 7/8", and 1-1/8" and you get a package of 4 for $4.79. I like the little one the best. They come with silicon inserts to lock on your leader but I find it easier to make a loop in the leader and slip it through the float hole then pass the float through the loop and pull tight.
One such arduous condition is deep water. Just ask Goose about the effectiveness of the Thill Strike Indicator. He was dredging a deep hole on the Little J and few years back with three #2 shot. He got hung up a few times, mumbled something about the sluggish trout and sat down to re-rig. The Chief got out his 5/8” Thill float, tied on a RBF AP PT and added one #4 shot and pitched it all out into the deep hole. Goose was watching in disbelief from the opposite bank. He shouted out, “Hey whatya fishin for, carp?” Just about that time, that little chartreuse and orange bastard disappeared beneath the surface. A few minutes later the Chief beached an 18” brown.
You can find these nifty little bastards at Cabela's.
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