What is the best shooting line for fly fishing?
David C asked:
i heard some people say that sufix elite is good, but isn’t that regular fishing line?
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i heard some people say that sufix elite is good, but isn’t that regular fishing line?
January 23rd, 2010 at 4:03 am
It is, some people do use standard mono-filament as a running line, then attach the shooting head to it, most people i know use Amnesia although i don’t like it, as if you do get taken down to this line and it tangles your in big trouble as its not like a fly line which will just lye in wide loose coils on the ground, it instead will tangle and knot together.
I personally use a running fly line, then attach my shooting head via a “loop to loop” connection, many running fly lines and shooting heads have ready made welded loops which are perfect and if needed will slide through the rod guides easily.
You also need to consider what type of shooting head to use, most of the fast sinkers are tiring to cast after a while, however the intermediate densities are easy enough to handle with practice.
RIO makes some excellent shooting head, what species are you fishing for? i would assume that its salmon or steelhead? or possibly saltwater? Most manufactures grade their running line in LB test so for salmon its usually around 35-50LB. One company who i really like is Guideline, their shooting heads and running lines are excellent, although i havent seen their products in that many fly shops, so ordering online would be best.
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January 23rd, 2010 at 8:52 am
Everyone has their favorite… lately, Rio’s Slick Shooter has been getting a lot of attention. Sci Angler, Cortland, and Orvis all make shooting lines too. The best always comes down to application, conditions and you. joed