Weighted flies often help us get quickly to where fish are, especially in fast currents. Our Heavy Weighted Wire is easy to wrap around the hook in one or more layers for example to build up a shrimp body profile. Non toxic Heavy Weighted Wire is much better for the environment unlike pure lead wires which has been banned in many countries for fishing. Heavy Weighted Wire has a density of about 60% that of lead so is still heavy enough to get your fly to where you want to fish on rivers and stillwaters but still perfectly mouldable for shape to get the profile you want.