Just curious to see what lines people are using to pull wets (or fish flies just sub-surface) when fishing a 'chop'.
I bought a Snowbee intermediate, maybe two years ago (have only used it once) because it had a sink rate of 0.5" per sec. which I thought might be an advantage when wind & wave bowed the Floating line more than I'd like. Unfortunately it performed pretty much as I'd feared.....floated like a cork until it realised it was meant to drop then I couldn't get the monkey to stop dropping.
I have an airflo which was recommended for it's ability to hover JUST subsurface (for the life of me I can't remember the type)- bought it last year, or was it this year? anyway the lowest rating which it is made in is a #6 - I want a 4 wt - and I haven't even used it yet so I can't vouch for it.
I'm thinking that I'll just stick on an intermediate poly leader unless anyone has any recommendations on lines.........midge tip/ hover line?
The article in this months FF&FT gee'd me up to revisiting this issue ALSO today I missed a few trout and had three splash at the fly, without any contact, which may or may not have been hook ups if the flies had a slightly deeper lie???????
Like I say just a thought.
Iain