Payara Dragon Fly Sardinata
Payara Dragon Fly Sardinata
The Payara Dragon Fly is a premium hand-tied tube fly developed for one of the world's most aggressive freshwater predators. Designed and field tested in South America's legendary rivers, it delivers exceptional movement, durability and reliable hook-up performance.
Tied with premium materials and the same proven design trusted by experienced anglers targeting the South American vampire fish.
The Sardinata's pattern's iridiscent blues, purple-to-orange gradient mimics the Sardinata itself - a real fish with striking natural colors that when young are usual prey of Payara. It's proven effective in the same waters where adult Sardinata can also be caught on these flies.
Specs: 9" long, 3/0 trailer rig inculded.
Also proven on sailfish
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WHY PAYARA DRAGON FLY
The versatility of a tube fly has no equal.
* It lasts longer. During the fight, the fly slides off the hook and rig, keeping it away from those gnarly teeth.
* Never lose the fly. If a rig or hook gets damaged, rusty, broken or loses its point, just swap the rig and keep fishing with the same fly.
* Go bigger. Join several flies together to make a larger one.
* Tune the action. Adding weight at different points on the fly is easy.
* Your rig, your choice. Use the rig you prefer.
* Hook up or hook down. Change the hook position to avoid snags on rocks and sticks.
One word: Versatility!
HOW TO FISH IT
Gear
Rod: 10 to 12 weight
Line: sinking tip, 400 to 500 grain, 9 ips
Leader: 6 ft max, 30 to 40 lb
Shock tippet: about 10 in of wire, tied to the leader with a Slim Beauty knot and to the fly's rig with a figure 8 knot.
How to fish it
-Cast upstream, let the fly sink, then start fast one- or two-hand strips once the line is in front of you to cut across the current.
-Cast upstream, let the fly get deep and drift with the current. Swing it, then strip it back up through the flow.
-Swing the fly through every channel, however narrow.
-Target the water behind rocks, eddies next to the current, and deep pools.
-If you get several strikes in one spot and the action slows, change the fly color. It can turn the bite back on.
Hook-up tips
-When you feel a strike, keep the rod tip low and strip strike.
-Keep the rod in line with the fly. Holding that angle increases your hook-up rate; with the rod even slightly to the side, it drops.
Never trout strike and go easy on the reel drag,
SHIPPING & HANDLING
Every fly is hand-tied to order in Bogotá, Colombia. We ship worldwide with DHL Express (3 to 5 business days). Shipping cost is shown at checkout.