Does anyone have any comments or experience with this concept?
http://www.rioproducts.com/product.php?recKey=33
If I’m reading the specs correctly the WF5I/F 's total head weight is equal to an 8wt. They don’t say how much heavier the first 30ft are.
I guess you’d need a very fast rod? I was thinking it might be something to use when sitting in a pontoon on a lake when you want to cover as much water as possible. I don’t think I have a fast enough rod :roll:
I use one occasionally.
It’s an integrated shooting head and so is already upsized a couple line weights by Rio.
I won’t even tell you how far it went the first time I threw it on a 10 weight. Even I don’t believe it and I was there!
It doesn’t take kindly to a lot of false casts. One or two back cast and it soars. There is no such thing as carrying a bunch of line with these either. Find the right overhang of running line past the rod tip, anywhere from 1’ to a few feet and let 'er rip!
The color change from head to running line helps you repeat the overhang that is right for you.
It does seem to like stiff, fast rods.
To get the most out of these lines, you have to have the entire head extended out of the rod tip, plus some overhang as noted by Jackster. That means somewhere from 38-42 feet or so plus leader.
Some anglers will find this difficult to do when close to the water as in wading, tubing, or in pontoon boat.
I use the type 8, on my 8wt. I also use it while float tubing/pontooning. As others have already said, it performs best for me, with a little overhang. Since the “head” is so long, it take some getting used to. It does cast looooong. 
I like them well enough, that i’ll probably buy an intermediate, and type 3 too.
briansII
Those are the lines I use. Pricey but worth it. My fishing style is to limit false casting as much as possible. They mend nicely too. The thin running line is easy to pick up off the water to move it. The head usually runs two weights heavier than the label states. I use them two sizes heavier on slow to medium action rods, so a 8wt outbound on a six weight rod and a 10 wt outbound on a 8wt rod.
I use the WF9I/S8 on my 9wt Albright XX. Love the line.
Jackster is right on with only needing 1-2 false casts. I usually use the first back cast/false cast to get the head out then on the second backcast I’ll shoot some line out which is very easy to do with these lines…then let er’ rip on the forward cast. Very easy to cast the whole line with these lines.
It did get take some getting use to the thin running line.
Rich
Micro…I’m confused…“8wt outbound on a six weight rod and a 10 wt outbound on a 8wt rod.”
A factory designated 6wt is already 2 or more weights more than standard…are you putting a factory 8 on a six rod? That would be big time overlining.
Yup 330 grains on a six weight and 425 on an eight weight.
Probably a crime but it’s how I like it.
I don’t see it so much as overlining but as up lining
WOW :shock: …and there’s people on this board that fuss about going up just one wt.
I wonder if Rio knows there’s an opportunity to come out with even another line model. 
[quote]Yup 330 grains on a six weight and 425 on an eight weight.
Probably a crime but it’s how I like it.
I don’t see it so much as overlining but as up lining
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Well’p, opposite end of the spectrum, i’ve used an type 8, 8wt Outbound, on a 9wt rod. The results are good enough, that I continue to switch back and forth from an 8wt to 9wt rod. The 9wt rod seems the handle the overhang just a bit better than the 8wt, but in reality, they both cast about the same max distance. FWIW, I don’t false cast. I just get the line on top of the water, do a water haul, shoot some line out behind me, then make a forward cast. The thin running line zips through the guides…sometimes with tangles and all. :oops: :lol:
brians
Two words, love it! I use this line all year long. from the surf, back bays and Bass fishing up to 30 feet deep. Once you get use to casting this line you will be able to shoot it a country mile with just a couple of false casts. As for its sinking abilities it does have a good quick sink rate. One more thing, with your ability to get some longer casts out there long line hook up are pretty tuff to keep a fish on because of the line stretch. Hope this helps. Later