04-15-2012, 02:02 PM
You answered yourself on the line. It is the most important thing. You can fish with a broomstick and the reel is a place to hold the line for the most part, but the line is what is going to get the fly/lure to the fish.
We have all struggled with line that just won't load. It is possible to use a line that you feel it pulling itself out. You might like a SA GPX which is a half size bigger and loads very well.
I agree also on an extra spool loaded with a sinking line of sorts. You can do a lot with floating line by adjusting the leader length, but somethimes, specially warmer months, you need to get down deeper.
Heads up on sinking lines. There are your sink tips, and heads. They are different length 5' to 30' sinking molded into floating. This are popular for big rivers as the floating portion allows for drift.
Cons, they have all the weight in the sink portion and it is very heavy and harder to cast.
A full sinking line will also work but more on a straight out, drift down and swing back. Just keep the line straight.
Sinking lines you have Density Compensated which sinks uniformly. It will not form a belly.
And Wet Cell, which does form a belly. The missle is heavier. Plus to Wet Cell is weedy bottoms.
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We have all struggled with line that just won't load. It is possible to use a line that you feel it pulling itself out. You might like a SA GPX which is a half size bigger and loads very well.
I agree also on an extra spool loaded with a sinking line of sorts. You can do a lot with floating line by adjusting the leader length, but somethimes, specially warmer months, you need to get down deeper.
Heads up on sinking lines. There are your sink tips, and heads. They are different length 5' to 30' sinking molded into floating. This are popular for big rivers as the floating portion allows for drift.
Cons, they have all the weight in the sink portion and it is very heavy and harder to cast.
A full sinking line will also work but more on a straight out, drift down and swing back. Just keep the line straight.
Sinking lines you have Density Compensated which sinks uniformly. It will not form a belly.
And Wet Cell, which does form a belly. The missle is heavier. Plus to Wet Cell is weedy bottoms.
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