I have another idea. Why not just put in an epoxy loop splice and make an interchangable shooting head set-up with it? That way you'll still have the 200-grain shooting head. All you need to do is buy a 30' 7 or 8-wt shooting head and chop it down to 24 feet (need to go by grains per foot to do this). You could also get a 300 and 400 grain set-up to fish anywhere in the Pacific Northwest.

Just an idea. Some people don't like the loop-to-loop thing and if you don't do it right it can break. But I really like it and your 200 grain line would be pretty much the same as you bought it.

A 200-grain 24' shooter will cast OK for me on some 6-wts (like my 10' loomis GLX) and not so good on others (like me 9' Sage SP). But it wouldn't hurt to cast it and see if it works with the 6-wt before you cut it.

Good luck,

-John