Spey line

This year has been my first fishing for salmon on the fly here in Ireland. I
was fishing with a Daiwa Lochmore Z 15' #9/#10 rod and Rio's Windcutter
Interchangeable Tips system Spey line.

Only at the very end of the season did I discover from a fellow angler that
the Rio line I was using has a floating tip 2 AFTM sizes lower than the
rating of the body. This probably explains why I had so much trouble loading
the rod to shoot a good distance of extra line. This problem doesn't occur
when using the intermediate or sinking tips as they are of a higher AFTM
rating.

Can anybody suggest an alternative #10 Spey line that would be forgiving
over the amount of line out of the tip ring for casting. My technique isn't
great and although I'm able to Spey cast very long lines, I have trouble
with shooting line out. Also, would it be worth upping my line to a #11? -
the Lochmore Z is a very slow rod and hard to load.

Many thanks for any help that can be offered.

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