Floating Weight Forward Clear Intermediate Tip
Great all around line floating line with an Intermediate tip for multi species. This is a line configuration that I’ve used from the beach to the flats and around the reef. It’s easy to cast with the weight forward configuration. The clear intermediate tip is not too heavy but rides below the surface sinking very slowly if not retrieved. I use it mainly for baitfish imitations like Clousers and Deceivers. This is a good line for suspended fish traveling in schools in channels or cruising outside of the beach. I may use crab and shrimp imitations if walking the beach casting to fish in the shore break.
Clear Full Floating Weight Forward
This is a specialty fly line choice. It’s clear, you won’t see much of this line but neither will the fish. It’s a line that I use for days that are windless, mirror calm surface where nearly any false casting will make the baitfish break the surface. This is a configuration that is on an extra reel spool in my box and I choose it for extreme stealth. It works very well however I have seen pictures of the line in the air with a lightning like silver shine. I have not found this line to be alarming to flats fish though. I use minimal false casting and have caught some of my best croakers on the mixed sand and reef flats. I’ve also caught suspended and cruising Leather Jacks and cruising Corvina, all on the outside. Rarely used but one of my favorite lines.
Clear Full Sinking Weight Forward
The aqua color back end of this line combined with the clear tip effectively make this a full clear sinking line. This is a Corbina, Yellowfin Croaker and Barred Surf Perch line off the beach. Stealthy, bottom hugging and clear, this is a line that nearly stacks up all the desired attributes for catching skiddish fish in thin water. Hunting Corbina off the dry sand in nil to no wind conditions with gentle pushes? This is your stealth line for sneaking up on them. Great line for Merkin and bonefish flys. Secondary to this, it’s a great choice for casting off the jetty to immediately deep water in still conditions for suspended and cruising fish like small Sierra, Leather Jacks, Pinto and Rock Bass.
Full Sinking Weight Forward Seamless Density
This is a line that is not designed for the Salt. It is a deep sinking (fresh) Stillwater line that we have adapted to the surf. It’s a heavy weight forward configuration somewhat like a shooting head. For Corbina in season, hunting them off dry sand, it is quick shooting and stays on the bottom and is not greatly affected by pushes or current. It has laser like straight to the fly connection. It is a very tactile line that keeps things very tight to the fly. I can feel subtle taps and it is a new technique in my quiver that is easy to adapt to. I use Merkin, crab and shrimp patterns with it. A stripping basket is a must and its very thin diameter is sensitive to twists when loading on the spool. Use a little time rigging to keep the twists out and it will go into the stripping basket and out of it with little trouble. It’s not a really sturdy line, do not step on it as even barefooted, you can nick the coating. There are two rough areas designating lengths. I love this line but it takes a little getting used to as it has some quirks in handling. Easy loading and far casting, this is a really useful line for both site and blind casting. A must have for me on the sand but no where near rocks or reef.
