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...one problem I've experienced with Troutspeys is poor hooksetting performance when employing sunkfly presentations at distances over 50'. This is "inherent" to the rod class because of how "light" the rod actions are in these rods - they don't have the "beef" to overcome the resistance of water when dealing with long lengths of flyline. Well, I think the problem has now been solved... I received a Monic .024 running line the day before yesterday, and took it out for about a 6 hour "session" on the river yesterday. Normally I don't comment on something based upon such a small amount of "test time", but I already feel quite confident in these observations:
- the "no stretch" increases hook setting performance
- also amplifies the "feel" for takes
- and provides for a more "instantaneous transfer" of energy from the rod to the line during the cast. This takes a little getting used to as one must actually back off a bit on the power applied to the casting stroke
- the .024 diameter is of a size/weight which significantly minimizes "running line drag" during casting - this is an especially important factor for Troutspeys
- it FLOATS... yea!
- it is supple, even in temperatures near freezing (no need to "pre-stretch)
- very trim, unobtrusive, and seemingly very solid connection loops
- a nice, highly visible color (bright orange)
- the least amount of tangling that I've ever experienced from a running line... only one incident in 6 hours of fishing! Actually I never had to pick out even one knot in the running line for the entire session - it did wrap around my rod tip one time to the point that I had to go back to shore to undo it - that was the only incident of the day.
The only other aspect of a running line that I consider important is durability/longevity, and this is something that will be determined with more time. I will comment on this aspect at a later date!
I was running this running line on a sweet, sweet 13' Meiser 5/6/7, a Skagit line with a 9' T-14 sinktip with a total weight of 480 grains, while casting 3 1/2" to 4" long weighted stringleeches. Even at a "swing-range" of 85' the "feel" was truly impressive! Caught a few trout from 16" to 5 pounds on this outfit, and one poor ole' river sucker that was apparently just "eyeballing" the fly - I "felt" something "going on", set the hook, and WHAMMO! stuck the unlucky fella right in the eye - now that's a sensitive setup!
I would like to add, that for the chuck-n-duckers that favor using a running line over mono, this
.024 no-stretch Monic running line should be fricken awesome!
- the "no stretch" increases hook setting performance
- also amplifies the "feel" for takes
- and provides for a more "instantaneous transfer" of energy from the rod to the line during the cast. This takes a little getting used to as one must actually back off a bit on the power applied to the casting stroke
- the .024 diameter is of a size/weight which significantly minimizes "running line drag" during casting - this is an especially important factor for Troutspeys
- it FLOATS... yea!
- it is supple, even in temperatures near freezing (no need to "pre-stretch)
- very trim, unobtrusive, and seemingly very solid connection loops
- a nice, highly visible color (bright orange)
- the least amount of tangling that I've ever experienced from a running line... only one incident in 6 hours of fishing! Actually I never had to pick out even one knot in the running line for the entire session - it did wrap around my rod tip one time to the point that I had to go back to shore to undo it - that was the only incident of the day.
The only other aspect of a running line that I consider important is durability/longevity, and this is something that will be determined with more time. I will comment on this aspect at a later date!
I was running this running line on a sweet, sweet 13' Meiser 5/6/7, a Skagit line with a 9' T-14 sinktip with a total weight of 480 grains, while casting 3 1/2" to 4" long weighted stringleeches. Even at a "swing-range" of 85' the "feel" was truly impressive! Caught a few trout from 16" to 5 pounds on this outfit, and one poor ole' river sucker that was apparently just "eyeballing" the fly - I "felt" something "going on", set the hook, and WHAMMO! stuck the unlucky fella right in the eye - now that's a sensitive setup!
I would like to add, that for the chuck-n-duckers that favor using a running line over mono, this
.024 no-stretch Monic running line should be fricken awesome!