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Here is the fly the Chittum guy said he used to catch four or five Bones on and two permit.
He could have been telling lies and/ or this may not be the actual fly he used…
But I like the single tungsten bead. 44 mag round for size reference.
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That fly looks bonefishy. Tried today again but no shots. I did practice casting a good bit down-sized line and lengthened leader I’ll be ready for next time!
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Would absolutely catch bonefish.
I’m a little late to this thread. There is some great info here. I thought I would share something a little different that I learned a couple of weeks ago. I frequetly fish with several different guides and I’ve been told frequently that my fly lands too hard. Particularly in calm conditions. So I had the same experience as you. Opening my loop in the wind wasn’t working too well. Recently I fished with Rob Fordyce at the Palometa Club. I told him about my issue. Here’s what told me. “Make your normal false casts. On your last forward cast make a GOOD stop. As the line is shooting torward your target drop the rod tip to the surface of the water. the flyline makes contact with the water at the rod tip first then softly lands as the fly is last thing to soflty fall to the surface”. I wish I had video it was amazing to watch. I’ve been practising and it has really helped with soft landings.
One other thiing that might help that Rob told me. If you are casting well in front of the fish and waiting for them to get to your fly. Try a quick sharp twitch to get the fly off the bottom before making your first strip. It might help from dragging your fly through the grass and sand.
Hope this helps. And if not….try the Southern Yucatan or the Turks where the Bones fight to get to your fly 
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Thanks for starting this thread. I really enjoyed it.
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I have to try that rod tip in the water trick. I totally understand how it works now that I read it. I bet there’s a name for that technique.
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This is similar to what an “open cast” does - the line lands closer to the angler and rolls onto the water with the fly being the last thing that lands. It doesn’t slap or fall down onto the water.
Great tip BTW - I am going to try that again and remember to use it.
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