I have had to find a replacement for my old saltwater flyline and to date I haven't found one yet to my liking.
I had the outbound short with a 30ft inter head however having that long a head did negate having a sink tip and was probably more like a full inter. I have been pretty happy with it but the replacement is really expensive and doesn’t have the clear tip, although I am not sure how much difference this really makes as I am not fishing super shallow spooky fish in gin clear water.
I then got the Airflo flatsmaster flyline which would be adequate for top water fishing for kingfish but holds way too much memory for fishing slow presentations especially at depth.
I have also tried the SA Sonar Titan which shoots well but also holds a bit of memory especially in the tip and gives a bit of line burn on the finger.
Enter the long road of researching the net and trying to find a replacement. I am now leaning towards the airflo coldwater which apparently holds no memory.
Just interested in what everyone uses for a flyline and what type of fishing you are doing. e.g topwater for kings, bottom for snapper. Fishing from shore v fishing from boat etc
Bushkid03 wrote: I cast both off my boat, kayak and the shore . For me my go to line is a floating/ inter. I have sinking lines but seldom use them as the visual side of flyfishing in shallow water is what excites me. I fish clousers and poppers for the majority of the fishin I do. Most of my lines are Rio or Airflo with a lean towards Rio but Airflo I think have the better core for sensitivity. I would like to try some S.A. lines once I figure out which one(s). I am still searching for a memory free, zero stretch, Coldwater floating intermediate. |
FishMan wrote: I have to confess to carrying five rods on the boat on most fishing trips. Each is rigged with a different flyline or a different fly. I figure there is barely anytime to change flies when a different fishing opportunity presents itself let-alone change lines. I enjoy reaching down and picking up a different outfit within moments of needing to. Even off the rocks I typically take two rods of different weights and flies. |
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