I'm the proud owner of a 9-10 AirFlo delta spey (the green one). I love the finish, but:
When using the line the past few weeks it seemed like the rear taper was too fine/long to mobilize my d-loop with the whole (or even 8' less) head length outside the rod tip.
My assumption is that the big "bump" in these lines signifies the end of the head.
My understanding is that these lines had a long front taper and a shorter back taper.
I just stretched out the head in my hall and living room and took some (rough) measurements. (don't have a micrometer and used a 14' rod to measure). My results:
The front taper gets quite thick within 8' and almost max thickness within 12';
The back taper (to reach similar thickness) is at least 18' long;
and, the whole head is almost 70' long, which is about 10' longer than I expected.
I see a few possibilities:
1. the "bump" is not the end of the head but rather is designed to sit under/near your top hand to indicate the whole head is outside the rod tip;
2. my line has the wrong head attached to it (ie a long delta?); and/or
3. my line has the wrong end of the head attached to running line.
Is anyone out there familiar enough with these lines to enlighten me?
thanks,
Poul
When using the line the past few weeks it seemed like the rear taper was too fine/long to mobilize my d-loop with the whole (or even 8' less) head length outside the rod tip.
My assumption is that the big "bump" in these lines signifies the end of the head.
My understanding is that these lines had a long front taper and a shorter back taper.
I just stretched out the head in my hall and living room and took some (rough) measurements. (don't have a micrometer and used a 14' rod to measure). My results:
The front taper gets quite thick within 8' and almost max thickness within 12';
The back taper (to reach similar thickness) is at least 18' long;
and, the whole head is almost 70' long, which is about 10' longer than I expected.
I see a few possibilities:
1. the "bump" is not the end of the head but rather is designed to sit under/near your top hand to indicate the whole head is outside the rod tip;
2. my line has the wrong head attached to it (ie a long delta?); and/or
3. my line has the wrong end of the head attached to running line.
Is anyone out there familiar enough with these lines to enlighten me?
thanks,
Poul