Mike,

Thank you very much for the quick and comprehensive information.
And because you just mentioned homemade rod building I have another
question. Is it true that the length of the rod have relatively no
impact on the length of the total shot and that the shorter rod is
preferable in the most circumstances.
What is your favorite rod?

Thanks again.

Vladimir L.

On 22 Mar 2007 12:06:02 -0700, wrote:

OK. Then I assume you will largely be using streamers, heavy nymphs
etc. I don´t know the average fish size so I will assume that the rig
should be at least capable of fighting and landing a 5 lb brown in
heavy current?

For carrying large streamers or leaded nymphs etc, you will need at
least a piece of #7 to #8 weight line.

You will also need a fairly powerful rod, at least a #7 or #8

My choice here would be as follows;

A shooting head made from a High density sinking line. At the present
time, and for your purposes, I would recommend this;

http://www.rioproducts.com/

The outbound T14 custom. The chart given shows where to cut the line
to obtain the desired weight.

In this case a #7 wt rod ( total load for 90´DT = 555 grains ) which
would be my first choice as I don´t really like casting heavy rods, is
a bit too weak, so I would go for an #8 ( Total DT load 630 grains)
instead.

I would use the line mentioned at 30 ft = 420 grains. ( You can try
it out before you cut it, depending on the rod, you may be able to use
it "out of the box" ) but 490 grains is really too heavy even for an
#8 weight.

This is a very heavy line, and not easy to cast and control. It moves
very fast indeed through the air, and your timing must be impeccable
if you want to avoid a severe belt around the neck or ears. Casting a
high density sinker is not at all the same as casting floating lines.

You can use ordinary tapered leaders here, in the appropriate size
range, either nine or twelve foot. This is not critical on sinking
line presentations. You can even use a length of nylon as a but,t and
simply tie some tippet to it. Turnover and presentation are completely
non critical in such applications. You should use a needle knot or
similar to attach your butt section;
http://www.fishandfly.co.uk/knots/needle/index.html

If you want to save some money, then you can make up your own shooting
heads, You will find info here;

http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbette...s/1st-7th.html

http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbette...ads/index.html

You can use any reel you like which will hold the head and the
backing. I would use good braid or similar backing in this case. I
would go for the lightest reel I could find which will hold my line.
Probably a carbon fibre composite like this;

http://www.morayflyfishing.co.uk/okumaairframereels.php

I use these reels in the salt, among other things, they are light,
cheap and very reliable. You will doubtless find a distributor in the
USA

Any fast #8 weight from 9´to 9´6" will suit you. I can´t recommend a
specific rod here, I build my own.

There are other possible combinations, and a couple which would be
easier to cast as well. But the outfit described will do the job for
you. The T14 is a little on the heavy side, normally I would not
recommend sinking heads in excess of about 300 grains, but in this
specific case, the extra weight is justified.

TL
MC

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