All MLB players, including Barry Bonds, have right to be innocent until proven guilty, and should only be judged by guidelines set by sport at that time. While taking certain performance enhancing drugs in illegal, there are still natural supplements used by players to get an edge over competition. Until either Baseball gets serious about it’s testing policy, or a player is caught, players need to be given benefit of doubt and accorded all privileges and awards that he is deserving of. Maybe Bonds is taking time off now, not only to heal from his injuries, but to avoid any testing new policy would make his submit to. Who knows? But at his age, if he does not come back soon, and steroid free, he will never be Home Run King and that would be punishment enough for him, given circumstances

Putting it All together

To use or not to use an indicator, that is question. Or when to use it, and when not to. There are other times when I prefer not to use an indicator while using sub-surface flies. One is in very crystal clear water, when stealth is of utmost importance. I don't use one when fishing emergers either, their strikes are almost as easy to detect as dry fly fishing. And as mentioned above while trying to hook up on bottom they can interfere. Although there are ways around that problem. One is to use Palsa Strike Indicators. When using weight or flies treated with Xink, Palsa will go sub-surface, you can still see it, depending on water visibility. And it will still work. You can also adjust depth of leader below your indicator. If you are fishing depths around six or seven feet, make sure you have that much leader below indicator. I rarel have my indicator more than two feet below fly line anyway.