The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
You may still need to add weight to a sinking line.
You may still need to add weight to a sinking line.
Excuse me but that just sounds weird. What do you mean "add weight"? Split shot? Never heard of anything like this. If the sinking line you are using isn't getting the fly deep enough get a faster inch per second line or head.
Gonna change that out at every hole that runs different? Not as uncommon or "weird" as you may think.