Preston Another route you might consider -- although I can't say yet how well it works -- is to buy a set of the airflo polyleaders for your 6 wt.
I bought a set this winter -- because I can't afford more spools for the Lamson Litespeed reel that I have on my 6 wt. I think I paid $29 US on e-Bay for the full set of seven. Maybe someone else on the list has experience with them -- but in theory -- you just attach the polyleaders (10 feet long) to the end of your floating line -- they come in seven different sink rates -- from clear intermediate to super fast sink. You attach them to your line with a loop to loop connection and then tie on a tippet. Although I haven't had the opportunity to try them out yet -- the one disadvantage I can see is when you have to go really deep in a lake -- the polyleader is only 10 feet long -- plus another 10-15 foot leader -- sometimes getting deep may be a problem if you have them attached to a floating line. Ken MacGillivray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Preston Quan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] 6 wt line recommendations > Marguerite, > > How did the Airflo multi-tip system cast? I'm > considering it for my 6 wt that I take on extended > canoe trips. > > I've only used a Cortland 444SL lazerline on my 6 wt. > I like it. > > On my 4 wt I have an Orvis Wonderline WF on it. I > like it but it does have some memory issues. Primary > I think because of the small diameter reel it's on. > If you have a large arbor reel I don't think it will > be an issue. > > I'm considering switching to a different line (like > the Sage PT or Mastery GPX) as they are apparently on > the heavier side of the weight range and will load my > fast action rod (Sage XP) better. > > I'm really interested in the clear tip or completely > clear lines available nowadays. I think the bright > colours of lines can spook fish. > > Just my 2 cents, > Preston > > > --- Marguerite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I will be getting a 6wt line for my new rod and want > > to hear the pros and cons > > of different lines. I want a line that is low on > > memory (like me!), very > > slick and smooth, shoots well without anything to > > hang up on the rod guides, > > and is a floater and highly visible. Within those > > parameters, please tell me > > what you think of the WF versus the TT, versus the > > ????. I have one of the > > Airflo multi-tips and won't go that route again, so > > no need to mention those. > > [I don't really use it to it's fullest ability! I > > only use the floating > > line.] > > > > I'd also like to pick your brains on the differences > > between the different > > manufacturers of lines. Had a lazer line when they > > first came out--loved it > > till it cracked. Don't know about the differences > > between the 444s, 555s, > > 333s, etc. > > What about these new ghost tips? Anyone tried them? > > Hear that the Wonderline > > is nice and slick but retains memory (unlike me!). > > LOL Don't want that > > memory! > > > > Anyway, you get the idea...I'm on a learning quest > > here and frankly know very > > very little about lines. Have focused most of my > > fly fishing knowledge base > > to flies, so am eager to learn what I can about the > > other aspects of our > > marvelous passtime, and at this junction in time, it > > is lines. :) > > Marguerite > > > > ===== > > "We do not see things as they are, we see things as > > WE are." > > Anais Nin > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com >
