Hi,
I am using 450 grain Airflo Skagit Compact head, 12.5' Rio Light MOW T8 tip, 3' FC tippet and lighty weighted streamer, wooly bugger with some lead wire on the hook.
I can normaly do basic roll cast this setup and the turnover is great and clean. BUT, when doing Snap T or Double Spey, the tip and the fly always sinks too fast during pause and sweep, so the head does not have enough power on forward stroke to get it out completely of the water, so it just drags behind the head flying forward.
What is the mistake? Maybe too long tip? Wrong positioning of the head or just something wrong with the sweep? I am using G.Loomis Versaspey 6/7 13' rod.
I have no problems with Scandi Compact Head 420 grain, poly or just monoleader with the same streamer. But I want to go deep with Skagit and T8 tip.
I have tried also 510 grain skagit, it looks little too much for the rod, and also the same problem, maybe little better than 450 grain skagit, sometimes with much bigger loop it will take the tip from the water, but just occasionaly.
I am using 450 grain Airflo Skagit Compact head, 12.5' Rio Light MOW T8 tip, 3' FC tippet and lighty weighted streamer, wooly bugger with some lead wire on the hook.
I can normaly do basic roll cast this setup and the turnover is great and clean. BUT, when doing Snap T or Double Spey, the tip and the fly always sinks too fast during pause and sweep, so the head does not have enough power on forward stroke to get it out completely of the water, so it just drags behind the head flying forward.
What is the mistake? Maybe too long tip? Wrong positioning of the head or just something wrong with the sweep? I am using G.Loomis Versaspey 6/7 13' rod.
I have no problems with Scandi Compact Head 420 grain, poly or just monoleader with the same streamer. But I want to go deep with Skagit and T8 tip.
I have tried also 510 grain skagit, it looks little too much for the rod, and also the same problem, maybe little better than 450 grain skagit, sometimes with much bigger loop it will take the tip from the water, but just occasionaly.