Hi
Has anyone used this line. My intended use is on a Winston LT 6 wt. Appreciate your feedback.
Dave
I have the Orvis Streamer line, but, mine has a 15’ sink tip which I don’t see in the catalog anymore. They have the class V extra sink tip that is similar, except mine is a 4wt line and these start at 6.
Personally I don’t see the 4’ sink tip being worth buying the whole line when you can get the 4’ interchangeable tips at different ratings for you existing floating line. The 15’ one I have is nice. Just my opinion.
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Yes I have this line and love it. It casts very well (no hinging) and has a variety of applications. I might get an 8 weight for stripers next.
I have been using Teeny Mini Tip line which a similar configuration for years. I find it usefull when working over weed beds and other shallow structure where I want to work a fly 2-4 feet down and get it there faster than an intermediate line. Another situation I find it useful for is casting to fish in lakes that are cruising a couple of feet below the surface. The short high density tip gets the fly down quickly. It casts much better than a WF line with an interchangeable tip since the sinking portion is built right into the line’s taper.
tailingloop
You use this line on lakes?
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Yes, on lakes.
For working over weedbeds and casting to cruising fish where I want to get a fly down quickly, but not too deep. It is also easier to pick up and recast than an intermediate or 10’ sink tip. The late Gary LaFontaine briefly describes his use of this line in his book “Fly Fishing the Mountain Lakes”, which is the same as how I use it. For the last ten years, this has been my second most often line used on lakes after an intermediate line (a teeny T-130 is 3rd). I fish warmer water lakes in Southern California as well has mountain lakes in the Sierra.
I have used the line a few times in streams too fishing streamers or stonefly nymphs on short leaders in plunge pools, along undercut banks and along the edges of faster runs.
I have also used the 4’ to 6’ sink tips that can be looped to a floating line, but they do not cast as well and I found it difficult to make a presentation as soft as I can with the Teeny Mini Tip or similar lines like the Orvis Streamer Stripper.
Thanks, I didn’t start the post, but I did get some good suggestions.
I use a wet cell line on weedy places and I love it, but, good to know that there is an alternative.
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