[Eddie Sinclair]

Guys,
now that it looks like I will be heading off to warmer climes later this year I need some advice on tropical saltwater lines. I will need lines for 9 weight and 10 weight outfits to fish from the shore and from a boat. I have lines for here but do not know about the warm weather options.

Any help would be appreciated.

Eddie.

[Hamish Young]

Sandy......... 

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[Ben Dixon]

Are you looking at floaters or sinkers and what will you be throwing / fishing for?  I don't think you'll be disappointed with Rio tropical lines.

Cheers

Ben

[Rob Brownfield]

Have a look here: http://www.tacklebargains.co.uk/acatalog/Tropical_Saltwater_Fly_Lines.html

You get some top quality lines at bargin prices.

Don't be scared of the Airflos. I use their cold saltwater and they are lovely. Not the curly lines of old, and they have an extra hard coating to resist sand and rock.

[Eddie Sinclair]

Are you looking at floaters or sinkers and what will you be throwing / fishing for? 

Ben,
I will be trying to catch trevally and small Tuna off the boat and I have no idea what I might find wading or fishing off jetties. I would probably go for one floater and one sinker.

Eddie.

[Sandy Nelson]

I don't think you'll be disappointed with Rio tropical lines.

I tried loads Eddie, and i would fully agree with Ben.
The Rio Tropicals are by far the best. The Tropical II was my goto line for most things- awesome kit . Outbounds are brutal so unless you are chucking really large Poppers go for the normal lines.
I never really used a floater it was almost always an Intermediate or a 350grain sinker and the fastest Roly-poly retrieve i could manage, everything in the sea, swims fast

Avoid anything with texture, it collects sand and salt and wrecks rings VERY quickly.

Cheers

Sandy

[Eddie Sinclair]

Sandy,
many thanks,

Eddie.

[Duncan Inglis]

I've found the Orvis tropical lines good and that a clear intermediate better for Bonefish than a floater when wading. The floater moves with the wind moving the fly compared to the intermediate which gives you full control as when and how quickly the fly moves.