Sinking Lines

[jpgrandchamp]

Looking for some reccomendations on grains and other helpful hints for sinking lines. I fly fish mostly from shore, some jetties and rocks. Rarely from a boat. Occaisonally use a floating line, mostly intermediate. Typically I fish a 9wt.

[FishHawk]

It all depends on your rod and how much line it can handle. Start out with 300 grains. FishHawk

[Pete_G]

Maybe check out a short sink tip instead of a full sink or a grain line with a 30 foot head. It might enable you to get down with having to deal with the headaches associated with sinking lines from shore.

Of course, not many companies make such a line.

I think only Teeny does. We don't carry this line (but I can special order it) as it would almost never sell (I've tried) but I'm thinking of trying again. I really feel it's perfect for a lot of situations for shore anglers who need to get down but don't want the wrestling match of a full sink or 30 foot head grain line.

Teeny Mini Tip

[Pete_G]

I hate websites that are set up so you can't easily link. Way to discourage business...

Either way, on their left hand nav you'll see "Weight Foward Mini Tip". It's worth a look.

[flyflngr]

I'm a saltwater flyfisherman in NYC. I fish most of the time from the Breezy Point jetty and have found the Airflo 40+ cold saltwater sinking line (as well as the intermediate) to work very well on my 10 wt. Its great for distance, doesn't sink too fast, and therefore doesn't snag bottom as much, (I think it's equal to a 300 grain), and doesn't twist up so fast. I have also found it to be a little more durable than the Teeny lines.

[cb2fly]

I fish with a group of four guys and we never agree on anything, and this stands true for sinking lines. I have used airflo for years and they have a great coldwater lines- the Striper and the 40 Plus (a great sinktip ....
Flylines.com - Striper Lines
Flylines.com - Forty Plus Saltwater

I use both the Airflo Cold Saltwater intermediate clear (1.5 per sec) and sinking (7" per sec) and the AirFlo Forty Plus. For the rocky shores and shallower waters the I use the Clear, for Jettys and sharp drop offs I use the WF--S7, and just got a new one last week. I regularly have 3 rods with me to adjust to conditions and use 5,7,8 & 10 wt rods. I do have a sink tip on an extra spool that is the Airflo Forty Plus which has a the weight forward taper or sink tip (about 30') that is the super fast 7" per sec and the running part of the line is 1.5" per second. Nice line that I use for sharp drop offs, near the shore. You can control these lines by either waiting or retrieving immediately. I have lost 2 of the fast sink lines due to screw ups, but hey no risk no reward, I'll say this, when the blues are crashing the top 10-20' of the surface , these sinking lines can be the difference between catching stripers and catching blues..tight lines cb