fredaevans
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Sounds like a silly question but I'm off on a "quest" to get a new WF fly line for casting heavy nymphs. Presently useing the SA 'Nymph taper" line ... and it's like trying to cast a rope on my 8wt single hander.
Suggestions on a good casting line with heavy fly's attached?
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Fred A. Evans
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kjackson
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I really don't know why I'm trying to answer this except it keeps me from work. I'm not the world's best caster nor really conversant with the theory. But what the heck...
First-- are you sure the nymph line really fits your rod? It could be one of those situations where rod/line/casting style don't mesh. I'd play with a 9 and a 7 and see if the thing is working the way it should. But I would do so with an unweighted fly, not a weighted one.
Assuming the rod and line are right, then you really have four options from SA. You could get a steelhead line as it has a shorter, heavier belly than the nymph and might roll it on out better. By the same token the Bass or Pike tapers might be other options as well. The nymph line has a longer, two-stage belly whereas the steelhead, pike or bass tapers are single stage bellies.
The next thing I might do is try a 7/8 Windcutter or maybe a heavier model without the tip...in other words, you have the heavy belly that pretty much stops and doesn't have the forward taper. You would have to provide the continuity in flow with a really heavy butt leader, though.
The last thing you might do is to get a 10 weight WF and start cutting the tip off in small increments until you get that massively heavy belly line that will carry that two fly rig out there and still be castable with your rod. That suggestion, by the way, is right out of left field and has no experience to back it up.
OR you could just buy another heavy single-handler like a 10 weight to throw those big butt flies.
Dunno, y'know,
Keith
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fredaevans
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Well, dropped the dime today for the "RIO Grand"
http://www.rioproducts.com/pages/flylines_prodpage.asp?product=21200&useMet=0#chart
Real mental (yes, I'm 'mental' on occations) coin flip between this and the Salmon/Steelhead line. We shall see what we shall see. Chose this line due to the more weight forward configuration.
Who knows? Sigh .... and Keith, I suspect you may really be on the mark: it's the rod, not the line.
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Fred A. Evans
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Black_Ghost
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Get a Skagit line after all those Washington Skagit fellows say it can handle all big fat ugly heavy flys, not tried it myself
BG
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"The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool."
Jane Wagner
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