I am not sure if any one reads this, but I figured I would take a stab. I am looking for a line to use on my 6 weight for fishing lakes in Northern Wisconsin in late August. The water will be warm, and the fish will be deep. i would say 20-25 feet.
My question is, do I need a full sink line? If so, what "type?" Could I get away with a sink tip? I was thinking about the Airflo Depthfinder 30' sinking head, floating running line 175 grain line. I was hoping this would be able to get the flies down in the lake, but also come in handy in the big local rivers.
A floating line with a sink tip will not get you down 20-25ft, and if it does it will take forever to get there. There are several lines out there, you can get a full sink line if youd like, but I find that the line bows way to much and you will find it hard to cast because of all the weight that the line brins. I would find a line that has an intermediate running line with a 20-30ft sink tip. Like the Striper lines from Rio. Im using a 350gr 26ft Striper line that has an intermediate runnin line and I love it. Ofcourse its on a 9wt rod, but this is what I would get for lakes. A full sink will be to much for that 6wt rod. So look into the Rio 26ft Striper Line 200gr that would be perfect for that rod. 6.1ips and gets down deep fast. There are other lines too if you dont like Rio, a Teeny 200 is a good line, dont know if they make intermediate runnin lines though. Here are a few more Rios Streamer tip 24ft sink tip but with floating running line and it doesnt sink as fast as the striper line, Same goes for the Rio Avid 24ft Sink tip line.
My honest opinion you cant go wrong with Rio's 200gr Striper Line with the interm running line. This is exactly what you need. But not only can be used in lakes. Right now Im using a Rio 200gr striper line in the evening for shad on the AR when the come up from the bottom. Thats if im not using my switch to swing for them. When the flows were lower on the AR around 5k I was using the Teeny 200 for stripers too. You can use it to swing for steelhead at lower flows as well.
So get the Rio 200gr Striper Line and dont look back. Oh ya and you can use it in the surf as well. It is salt water safe as long as the water isnt to warm. This is a colder water line.
-- Edited by brian clemens on Monday 20th of June 2011 05:16:59 PM
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