[fredtrout]

I´ve been fishing the entire season with the Ian Gordon 65´ heads, both for the 13 ftr and the 15ftr without any problems. Thinking about educating myself further by getting a longer head (for big rivers, but mostly, in all honesty, to play around with).

Since a 75´ head is *only* 10 ft longer than a 65´ head maybe I could go on directly to an 85´ head (such as the Carron 85´).

Is it really a must to go via the 75´? What say ye, long belly experts?

 

[Willie Gunn]

Yes buy the 75ft head line then the 85ft Carron you know you need lots of lines.

 

[Big K1]

Then the 95' head.

 

[fredtrout]

Yes buy the 75ft head line then the 85ft Carron you know you need lots of lines.

But seriously, the almost scary and towering pile of lines on my desk is why I was thinking about this.

 

[flytyer]

I'd go right to the 85' one on the 15' rod; however, I'd not go beyond the 75' one with the 13' rod. Going over 75' belly on 13' rods is a lot of work, and usually a 13' rod with a longer belly line is being used on smaller rivers so it can have the lies covered without shooting line.

 

[fredtrout]

I'd go right to the 85' one on the 15' rod; however, I'd not go beyond the 75' one with the 13' rod. Going over 75' belly on 13' rods is a lot of work, and usually a 13' rod with a longer belly line is being used on smaller rivers so it can have the lies covered without shooting line.

Yeah, 65´ is enough for a 13ftr, I think. I actually use shooting heads as much as the ´65 Ian Gordon with my 13´ Norway. The 85´ is intended for the 15´,3" Kola.

An 85´ Carron 11/12 it is, then!