2-handed beginner line question:
I spent the past week fishing in MI using my friend's TFO DeerCreek 8wt, using the RIO Scandi Versa Tip (floating) with various 15ft sink tips and tube flies 3-4" long.
The set up worked well getting the fly down where I wanted in the runs I fish catching a few steelhead and a number of salmon over the week of learning.
What I found in the course of the week was I spent a considerable amount of time having to strip 10 - 20 feet of line between casts (which were the longest casts I needed to make for the runs I fished).
So my longest average casts were - 10ft running line >> 38 ft of tip >> 15ft Sink tip =63 ft.
So, giving in to my new addiction I purchased an Echo 8136 as my starter rod and I'm making line choices for it now.
If I rig it with an Airflo Skagit compact 570gr, can I throw that extra 10 - 20 feet without having to strip between every cast?
Also can I continue to use the RIO 15ft sink tips and what floating running line would I use with the Skagit Compact?
Any help and advice is appreciated.
I spent the past week fishing in MI using my friend's TFO DeerCreek 8wt, using the RIO Scandi Versa Tip (floating) with various 15ft sink tips and tube flies 3-4" long.
The set up worked well getting the fly down where I wanted in the runs I fish catching a few steelhead and a number of salmon over the week of learning.
What I found in the course of the week was I spent a considerable amount of time having to strip 10 - 20 feet of line between casts (which were the longest casts I needed to make for the runs I fished).
So my longest average casts were - 10ft running line >> 38 ft of tip >> 15ft Sink tip =63 ft.
So, giving in to my new addiction I purchased an Echo 8136 as my starter rod and I'm making line choices for it now.
If I rig it with an Airflo Skagit compact 570gr, can I throw that extra 10 - 20 feet without having to strip between every cast?
Also can I continue to use the RIO 15ft sink tips and what floating running line would I use with the Skagit Compact?
Any help and advice is appreciated.