On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:07:35 -0600, rw
wrote:
Scott Seidman wrote:
wrote in news:s3pmb39l502b3vq2mam9usttjlr80pcmrs@
4ax.com:
On 9 Aug 2007 17:13:43 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:
"Don Phillipson" wrote in
:
"BobS" wrote in message
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1. For a 9wt rod, is a floating, sinking or an interchangeable line
better suited for steelhead/salmon fishing in fast water?
If steelhead or salmon are taking in fast water, they
are usually on the bottom, i.e. you need a sinking or sink-tip
line (selected according to how fast it will sink the fly
and how deep the water is.)
IMO, using a floating line and adding the weight to your leader is much
more facile.
Um..."facile" or "tactile?"
Curious,
R
Looking for the right word. I was shooting for "more suitable in more
situations". Maybe adaptable?
Been noticing a tad of aphasia lately, has me a tad worried.
"Facile" is a perfectly good word for what I took to be your intended
meaning. It has negative connotations in its first meaning, but its
secondary definition is on point.
I wasn't thinking of the negative meaning, and no, it isn't the "wrong"
word, it just seems "tactile" is closing to what I thought was his
most-likely meaning.
I have little use for sinking lines in fast water. A floating line with
an indicator is usually more effective. Sinking lines are very useful in
stillwater.
Credit where it's due - if one were coming to ROFF for advice on
fast-water salmon, etc.*, fishing techniques, I'd offer Steve/rw's
opinion is among the more-experienced voices regularly around...that,
and I agree - I'm not much on full-sink lines for such, either...
TC,
R
*...and no, I'm not particularly interested in another round of "that
ain't a REAL steelhead"...um..."debate"...