What Fly Line is best...

[FishWhisperer]

Nice feathers... anyone know where I can get some?

[Andre]

Michael,



I have never used fused loops before does the leader not cut into the loop or is it made from a harder material.

I have used the fused loop on my yellowfish line for years and the leader hasn't bitten in yet, it still looks good, so I dont think this will be a problem. The drawback with the loop on the sharkskin line is that , when fishing with a long leader, about 2 rod lengths, the loop with the attached leader does not come through the top eye of the rod easily enough. I have cut the loop off and attached the leader with a nail knot, this seems to be better.

[ShaunF]

I have used the fused loop on my yellowfish line for years and the leader hasn't bitten in yet, it still looks good, so I dont think this will be a problem. The drawback with the loop on the sharkskin line is that , when fishing with a long leader, about 2 rod lengths, the loop with the attached leader does not come through the top eye of the rod easily enough. I have cut the loop off and attached the leader with a nail knot, this seems to be better.

Yeah I also cut the loop off.

[Deneys]

I have used the fused loop on my yellowfish line for years and the leader hasn't bitten in yet, it still looks good, so I dont think this will be a problem. The drawback with the loop on the sharkskin line is that , when fishing with a long leader, about 2 rod lengths, the loop with the attached leader does not come through the top eye of the rod easily enough. I have cut the loop off and attached the leader with a nail knot, this seems to be better.

Sheew holy camoly a "leader about 2 rod lengths" I have never gone that long when dose one fish with a leader that long damn they must be some fussy fish

and thanks for the info on the loop I was always worried if I bought a line with a forged loop that the line would cut it eventually

[Deneys]

Ok just went for a smoke and figured it out you would use a long leader like that when fishing with streamers and the water is damn deep and you need the fly right at the bottem --

[Scythe]

I have used the fused loop on my yellowfish line for years and the leader hasn't bitten in yet, it still looks good

Well then I'm doing domething seriously wrong as I've had my Nymph tip line for less than a year and even though I usually end up fishing thicker diameter 8Kg as the butts for my dry-fly and other leaders it still cut through the soft coating and into the core.

That's the only real drawback in my mind of the really soft and supple kinds of fly lines, the outer coating gets damaged very easily.

[dizzy]

Well then I'm doing domething seriously wrong as I've had my Nymph tip line for less than a year and even though I usually end up fishing thicker diameter 8Kg as the butts for my dry-fly and other leaders it still cut through the soft coating and into the core.

That's the only real drawback in my mind of the really soft and supple kinds of fly lines, the outer coating gets damaged very easily.

I have the same line! Same thing has happened to mine!

[Andre]

Well then I'm doing domething seriously wrong as I've had my Nymph tip line for less than a year and even though I usually end up fishing thicker diameter 8Kg as the butts for my dry-fly and other leaders it still cut through the soft coating and into the core.

That's the only real drawback in my mind of the really soft and supple kinds of fly lines, the outer coating gets damaged very easily.

How are you attaching it Bertu? Are you using the "cats paw surgeons loop"? if not, that is the way to go. The leader of course will make impressions in the loop, but so far, i have not noticed damage. After fishing with it, I usually take the leader off, that way giving the loop the opportunity to scrunge back to its original shape.

[Deneys]

Ok let me get this right so the line does cut through the loop

[Andre]

Ok just went for a smoke and figured it out you would use a long leader like that when fishing with streamers and the water is damn deep and you need the fly right at the bottem --

Not actually hey, i am refering to dry fly fishing the Cape streams.
I have a 9ft Z-axis, and the sharkskin line with less than a meter of flyline out the top eye, turns the leader over. When there is no wind, a 15ft leader is the best for me, and if there if wind from behind, 2 rod lengths or even longer if it is a howling gale. A short leader with the wind is a liability, as it tends to plop onto the water, thus screwing up the presentation.