Firehole Tear Drop™

Forward-weighted tungsten bodies. They change where the mass sits on the hook, which changes how the fly enters the water and how it tracks.

At a Glance

• Pack: 24 bodies. 18 at 3.6mm, 12 at 4.1mm
• Material: 95% tungsten alloy (W/Ni/Fe)
• Density: About 18 g/cm³, roughly 1.6 times lead
• Sizes: 2.0mm to 4.1mm
• Finish: Bare, unplated
• Bore: Drilled to resist rotation on the shank

Ties Well As

• Tactical euro patterns
• Perdigon variants
• Jig patterns that need forward loading
• Balanced nymphs and micro-streamers

From the Bench

A round bead and a tear drop of the same weight do not fish the same. The tapered profile cuts the column faster and holds a straighter line on the drop.

On the Metal

No tungsten body is pure tungsten. Pure tungsten is brittle at room temperature and cannot be drilled and finished at this scale, so every tungsten bead and body on the market is a heavy alloy. Ours runs 95% tungsten with a nickel-iron binder, which is the high end of that range. You get the density without the brittleness.