Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Tackle Talk => Topic started by: Rob Brownfield on 04/02/2013 at 15:53
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Due to a mix up with rods and lines, I was forced to fish a 5 weight SLX on a 6 weight 9'6" Diamondback Flawless on Sunday :X1
WOW!! Boy does this combination work well! My Flawless is my Streamer rod so I normally use it with a WF line, but the #5 SLX will be my line of choice from now on for it. (Can we please have a sink tip version :) )
On another note, and I am loath to admit this, but the SLX is ideal for "fishing the bung".. :oops :oops It carried two heavy buzzers and a "bung" with ease. I was standing on a point and "spey" casting the rig out into the wind, letting it come round, and shooting it back out without the need to false cast in a strong wind. Alternatively, I was jump rolling the line back into the wind and letting it drift back towards me.
Even a ham fisted idiot like me was managing to shoot some line, and even catch a few fish, although of course I will not count them since they were caught under a "bung". :X2
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Hi Rob,
Good to know :z16
If you need a sink tip, then stick a trout polyleader on the end of it, the #5 SLX will carry the Rio 7'ers just fine.
Cheers
Ben
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I use poly/versitips on it already, but I do not like the way it pulls a couple of feet of orange line subsurface...just my fear that the orange will scare fish if the line drifts to close to them.
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I use poly/versitips on it already, but I do not like the way it pulls a couple of feet of orange line subsurface...just my fear that the orange will scare fish if the line drifts to close to them.
:roll
Well get an Olive SLX then!
Ben
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lol...but you said there was no need for an olive line!!..lol
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There's not IMO but if you are not confident fishing with the orange line sub surface then change it Rob. Just make sure you don't change it for a clear one, you might blind the fish if a stray ray of light catches the line at the wrong time :lol
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There's not IMO but if you are not confident fishing with the orange line sub surface then change it Rob. Just make sure you don't change it for a clear one, you might blind the fish if a stray ray of light catches the line at the wrong time :lol
Plenty of research on the matter if you would like to look it up. Airflo for one :)
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Plenty of research on the matter if you would like to look it up. Airflo for one :)
Oh crap.... not this old chestnut. Again :X1
H :wink
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Oh crap.... not this old chestnut. Again :X1
H :wink
I did not start it :X2..but...from the very simple http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/fiber/fiber1.php
to the more complex work done by American Fishing Wire on heavy leaders for big game fishing and their introduction of Flurocarbon leaders to..wait for it, reduce light transmission through thick mono...which is what the core of a clear intermediate line is :)
:z18
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I did not start it :X2..but...from the very simple http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/fiber/fiber1.php
to the more complex work done by American Fishing Wire on heavy leaders for big game fishing and their introduction of Flurocarbon leaders to..wait for it, reduce light transmission through thick mono...which is what the core of a clear intermediate line is :)
:z18
ZX2