Thanks guys, all of this is useful knowledge and makes sense. I'll try the strip set, I've been setting the hook with the rod and create extra slack. I'll go to a local fly shop when I get back in July. By the way, how do you guys fish chromonids on sinking lines? I know slow retrieve, but how slow is slow, and how do you make sure it is hanging right in the water? Also, how do you keep your dry flies sitting like they are supposed to be, and not tipped forward or on their sides. Thanks and good luck.