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Nice one. Thanks

Tony, no I've specifically changed from Fluoro to see if that was the cause - it wasn't. And i still get a sink at the tip with the skinniest buzzers. I'll try the grease advice this weekend and see what happens. It may be that i'm expecting miracles but it just seems to me that when the busness end of the fly line sinks it presents the flies (buzzers are my main concern) on the diagonal rather than on the hover.. I'll keep trying but at least yours and other answers prove i'm not doing anything totally dumb!!! Thanks for your time...!

To be honest, I'd considered that as the "obvious" option but dismissed it on the basis that I must be doing somrthing wrong in set up.. for me "floating" line plus poly leader (with a little stub inbetween) equals floating set up!! I'm clearly being too ideological!!! At least I know I'm not missing something basic... (Although the odd fish wouldn't go amiss) Thanks!!!

New to the site so excuse any broken protocols!! Have just replaced floating line with a Snowbee XS and added a braided loop for transition between fly line and leader. I've also cut the loop down to about two inches in length to minimise the water retention of the loop before glueing the rubber sleeve in place. Problem is, the tip of the fly line still sinks. If i fish buzzers across a wind without regular pulls to keep the line in touch with the surface, the fly line sinks and gradually takes the rest of the line with it so i end up, at the end of a drift, with about three foot of fly line under the surface. This, to my mind reduces presentation and the ability to keep good contact as well reducing the ability to accurately fish through the surface to establish a fish holding depth.. In short, Help!! What am i doing wrong? the fact i'm not catching on a buzzer water could well be down to my lack of basic talent, but the presentation just looks sloppy and wrong??? Ta!!!