Fishing The Fly Scotland

Index => Tackle Talk => Topic started by: ColinC on 05/06/2010 at 21:36

Title: What fly line are you using?
Post by: ColinC on 05/06/2010 at 21:36
Just wondering what fly line everybody is using. Also how much does the fly line quality effect the distance of the cast?
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Hamish Young on 05/06/2010 at 21:46
Lot depends on which line you mean.... I'm guessing you mean floating line for single handed use :?


Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Matt Henderson on 05/06/2010 at 21:49
3wt barrio wf floating
7wt barrio WF floating
7wt greys intermediate
9/10 afs shooting heads
10/11 Bill drury Impact spey
10/11 guideline power taper shooting head

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: ColinC on 05/06/2010 at 22:02
Quote from: Hamish on 05/06/2010 at 21:46
Lot depends on which line you mean.... I'm guessing you mean floating line for single handed use :?


Any fly line I guess, just curious to what people are using
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Noel Kelly on 05/06/2010 at 22:54
A barrio dt for everything at the moment.
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Ben Dixon on 05/06/2010 at 23:24
Barrio Mallard WF3Fsmall river / light stuff
Barrio Mallard WF4F general river
Orvis Wonderline G3 Power Taper WF5F River in a wind / with big flies
Barrio WF6F for teaching general trout casting
Lee Wulff Nymph Taper WF5F & WF6F for stillwater / loch fishing
Rio iLine 13g Single handed salmon with smaller flies
Barrio DT10 salmon line cut as a shooting head for single handed salmon with bigger stuff / stripping.

Distance stuff on grass I am using either the Rio Tournament, Barrio Outcast or SA MED


Cheers

Ben

Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Hamish Young on 05/06/2010 at 23:57
In my armoury (in floating....):

Single handed lines -
WF 4 Rio Grand
WF5 Barrio Mallard
WF5 Lee Wulff
WF6 Barrio Mallard
WF7 Loop Opti
WF8 Barrio Mallard
Custom 15g shooting head from Barrio DT Salmon line
oh, and an Orvis WF 'tips' line.

Double handed floating lines -
Snowbee 2D
Rio AFS shooting head
Orvis Spey
CND Specialist

And so it goes on  :oops
Does the quality of line effect the distance of the cast :? It can, some lines aren't all that great, but the quality of the casting done by the angler seems more significant to me :z17

H  :z3
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 06/06/2010 at 02:54
Quote from: Hamish on 05/06/2010 at 23:57

Does the quality of line effect the distance of the cast :? It can, some lines aren't all that great, but the quality of the casting done by the angler seems more significant to me :z17

would fully agree with H on this a good caster can make any rod /line combo fly

for the mix I'm using
3wt barrio mallard( an original batch one at that :z3)
5wt barrio mallard
7wt wulff tropical TT I
7wt rio redfish floater
9wt rio tropical II
9wt rio outbound tropical floater
12wt Rio tropical clouser

I would rate the rio tropical II as the best in the heat out here
but it would likely be way to stiff back home.
Looking forward to using the finished outcast when I get back in july :cool:

sandy
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 07/06/2010 at 08:46
DT3 Barrio Mallard
WF4 Barrio
WF4 Lee Wulff (well, Triangle taper)
WF4 Cortland 555
WF5 Barrio
WF5 Barrio Outcast
WF5 Partridge Fine and Far
WF8 Cortland 444
ST8 Airflo
WF9 Airflo Cold Water Striper (Pike)
WF9 Rio Outbound (Pike)
ST 10 Rio (Pike)
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Steven Kidd on 09/06/2010 at 16:52
3wt  Barrio Mallard DT3F
3wt  Rio LT DT3F
5wt  Orvis Superfine WF5F
7wt  Barrio Outcast WF7F
10wt Highland Flyline WF10F
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 10/06/2010 at 08:22
Who is this Barrio chap and why are his lines so popular? ;)
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: ColinC on 12/06/2010 at 22:48
I tried a barrio mallard line today when at haddo earlier today and surprised that it made casting easier and that  I could tell the difference between that line and one I recently purchased of another forum (me being a cheepo :oops), I guess that it is true "try before you buy".  What are your opinions on the outcast compared to the mallard for short and long casting?
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: paavo on 20/06/2010 at 18:53
I havenīt more than 3 lines that I use.
Barrio Mallard WF6F
SA Air Cel DT4F
Scierra HMT Taper WF5F

In the beginning of June I was looking at Barrio Mallard WF5F, unfortunately it was sold out at that time.
I found a cheap flyline at John Norris of Penrith. I ordered it 2: nd of June and my mailbox is still empty. :z8
Oh yes, Iīve been in contact, the answer is, have patience.
Iīm not impressed of the service,  so to say.

//Harri
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: rattrala on 21/06/2010 at 15:48
7wt Rio Gold WF7F
7wt Barrio Mallard WF7F 
7wt Barrio moorhen Intermediate WF7I
7wt Barrio outcast WF7F
7/8wt Rio i-line 15.5gr head, for single handed spey casting
9/10 Rio Windcutter multi tips
10wt Orvis Wonderline Generation 3 Floater WF10F
10wt Shakespeare Worcestershire DT10F
10/11 Rio AFS Outbound WF10/11F
10/11 Hardys Salmon Mach II Wet 5 Fast Sink line
Title: Re: What fly line are you using?
Post by: wullie42 on 22/06/2010 at 20:44
I use Cortland 333+ floating line mostly WF 6   :z16