Joined
·
1,668 Posts
I just got my hands on a couple of Carron Jetstream Spey lines. The lines are about 75 feet with long front tapers of about 40 feet. The lines also feel very soft in the air. These beauties transfer energy like crazy! Ian has rated the lines using AFTMA standards so the first 30 feet. This means the numbers mean nothing. The 10/11 casts like a dream on rods rated close to 9. My favourite so far is the 14'4" Steelhead Specialist from CND. This line on that rod is one of the sweetest setups you will every have the pleasure to handle. I have not cast anything over 100 feet in a long time. The Carron casts without effort and 75 feet and can easily shoot another 50, even with my moderate shooting skills. The 10/11 is also a nice line on the Salar. Although it underloads the Salar a bit the blank is more than capable of sending the entire 150 feet of taper and shooting lines as well as all the backing you want to shoot. All in all I prefer the 11/12 Carron the the Salar as it load the rod deeply and feels very traditional. With the 11/12 I cannot shoot quite as much as gravity wins but still 120 foot casts are easy.
If you are looking a a line which performs well on a rod and have an 8/9 or 9/10 rod I would seriously consider the Jetstream. In fact I am looping one on Friday to use with tips.
The bad news is that Carron is out of production on these lines and you can only get what you can find. They also are a bit spendy at $130 a pop but they are way worth the $$. I hear that Ian is in discussions with companies like Rio so maybe we will see the line back in production in the near future, I hope so. At least I have 3 of each weight stashed away in case they don't.
If you are looking a a line which performs well on a rod and have an 8/9 or 9/10 rod I would seriously consider the Jetstream. In fact I am looping one on Friday to use with tips.
The bad news is that Carron is out of production on these lines and you can only get what you can find. They also are a bit spendy at $130 a pop but they are way worth the $$. I hear that Ian is in discussions with companies like Rio so maybe we will see the line back in production in the near future, I hope so. At least I have 3 of each weight stashed away in case they don't.