Ken, Yes, I'm considering this option as well. A lot cheaper.
I've used the 9 foot Trout light floating Airflo polyleader and it casts okay without too much hinging. Not sure how the sinking polyleaders cast. Preston --- "Ken, Carolyn, Alex and Hershel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > >
