ive only really fished big lures before for the brownies, never articulated flies....From the looks of the flies used in the US the bigger the better....i do have some shanks that need using up so i will do some 'single hook' atrictulated ones too...have you tried them on lochs as well as rivers Rob ?
Word of caution, tempting though it is to use some of the big heavy tungsten heads etc I find less is more.... and much easier/pleasant to cast
Surely you can just use a normal sinking line, say on a #7 or #8 to fish one of these streamers?
That " fly" smacks of Desperation, Derek Roxborough
Much depends on the properties of the line so up to a certain size and weight of streamer a conventional line will do the job. Thereafter it's a question of using something fit for purpose, single handed Skagit is one option and a good one.
I use the Orvis Bankshot and the Rio Streamer lines for the heavy streamers, and an SLX for the more normal Wooley Buggers and so on.However, I will be using a Skagit this year (if I can find the one I want).
i thought ( probably wrongly) that you werent meant to overhead cast a skagit as it would break your rod ?
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