Troutlore is proud to be able to offer the Firehole Outdoors hook-based weight management system for the fly tying/fishing industry in Australia.

Under development for the better part of five years, Je from Firehole is happy to present to you a system designedto give you an easy and precise method to weight your flies. This system incorporates three components; a tungsten bead, a brass bug band, and a tungsten tear drop body. With nearly 600 available weight combinations ranging from 0.02 grams to 1.58 grams you are able to create the right combination for your specific needs.

Components of the Weight Management System

Firehole Stones Tear Drop Body- This is a through hole, tear drop shaped tungsten body; differing from current offerings which sit on top of the hook. This product has been in various levels of development for over 4 years, having been through a half dozen mold changes and two years of field testing; long enough to have already been copied (much longer story, thank goodness for US patent filings). This product was always intended to be released with my original Bug Collars years ago.The tear drop itself slides onto a hook just like a slotted bead. The shape is designed to heavily weight the fly in the general thorax position of your fly and then quickly tapers for a body transition. The shape and method of attachment are both designed to center the weight on the hook and create a realistic fly profile.

The Firehole Tear Drop Body is available in raw, unfinished tungsten which we call Birthday Suit.

Firehole Stones Bug Band – The bug band is a slim specialty bead that is made of fully machined brass.Some of you might remember it when I released it about five years ago as the Bug Collar; a mismanaged product from a previous and short-lived business relationship. It was always meant to be part of this entire system and was released before it’s time. Since that time two sizes were Firehole Outdoors Hook-Based Weight Management Systemeliminated and two new sizes were added that fit better in the overall plan for the weight management system.As an integral part of the weight management system the Bug Band has several purposes. The most common use of the Bug Band may be the immediate addition of a hotspot behind the bead of your fly. Their size, shape, and construction also allow them to be added to any part of the fly, should you require intermediate hotspots, while maintaining the profile of the fly you are tying since varying sizes can be added anywhere in the fly profile. As a brass bead the weight of the bug band is roughly 20% of that of a comparably sized tungsten bead.

You can find Firehole Bug Bands, Tear Drop Bodies, Sticks and Stones here.