And did you christen the Helios? and if so, what do you think?
wasn't using the helios on sunday - but it has been used many times. a pleasure to use, a lovely piece of kit. Adding a bit of line speed helps, but it is easy to work with and so so light. At least mine has been out of hte bag a few times -- guess yours is gathering much dust...
On sunday, I was using my Barrio Lightweight -- cracking rod to use, but although a different beast from the helios -- noticably softer, slower and more through-action, but not 'floppy' - you can still hustle big fish into the net quickly & safely.
iain - i've used the Barrio with a couple of lines -- one of mike's olive/Green DT4s (it was on a reel that was conveniently to hand), but that's too heavy for long work, probably ok for short lines. Used a cream DT4 from the tube, and for those distances it is not too bad (Milke has explained that all other things being equal, the green lines weigh more than the cream ones!). But have a new barrio WF4 that I will pair with the rod. I just prefer the lighter colour of the WF lines, and they are so light anyway that I don't feel that they are too heavy when alighting on water.
cheers
iain
