TAY SEASON 2011

[underghillie]

Jan 23, 2011 11:06:24 GMT Mon The Flee said:

Best harling line in the world

Only allowed to be used on approved beats tho

I managed to get my paws on 2 montieth lines this week Both of the guys that had them said the line was far to light for casting on their 11 rated rods and asked if i could use them

Now i have another 2 spare harling lines with tips

[keirstream]

Jan 28, 2011 22:31:50 GMT underghillie said:

Jan 23, 2011 11:06:24 GMT Mon The Flee said:

Best harling line in the world

Only allowed to be used on approved beats tho

I managed to get my paws on 2 montieth lines this week Both of the guys that had them said the line was far to light for casting on their 11 rated rods and asked if i could use them

Now i have another 2 spare harling lines with tips

Typical ghillie.
cant think of anything other than tips.

[underghillie]

Jan 28, 2011 22:36:18 GMT keirstream said:

Jan 28, 2011 22:31:50 GMT underghillie said:

I managed to get my paws on 2 montieth lines this week Both of the guys that had them said the line was far to light for casting on their 11 rated rods and asked if i could use them

Now i have another 2 spare harling lines with tips

Typical ghillie.
cant think of anything other than tips.

poly tips if ye ken whit a mean naw

[chernobylant]

Jan 28, 2011 22:31:50 GMT underghillie said:

Jan 23, 2011 11:06:24 GMT Mon The Flee said:

Best harling line in the world

Only allowed to be used on approved beats tho

I managed to get my paws on 2 montieth lines this week Both of the guys that had them said the line was far to light for casting on their 11 rated rods and asked if i could use them

Now i have another 2 spare harling lines with tips

I got one of these lines a couple of years ago, it was marketed as the the line that will do for all you're fly fishing needs what an absolute load of rubbish, i bought a 10/11 for my Bruce and Walker 10/11 Norway speycaster, i found the line far to light for the rod, i even gave it to a couple of renowned Ghillies from the Spey and Dee and they both were of the same opinion, that the line was far to light for the rod.

Money wasted if you ask me, i got myself a carron and some poly tips and haven't looked back.

[underghillie]

Jan 29, 2011 0:11:36 GMT chernobylant said:

Jan 28, 2011 22:31:50 GMT underghillie said:

I managed to get my paws on 2 montieth lines this week Both of the guys that had them said the line was far to light for casting on their 11 rated rods and asked if i could use them

Now i have another 2 spare harling lines with tips

I got one of these lines a couple of years ago, it was marketed as the the line that will do for all you're fly fishing needs what an absolute load of rubbish, i bought a 10/11 for my Bruce and Walker 10/11 Norway speycaster, i found the line far to light for the rod, i even gave it to a couple of renowned Ghillies from the Spey and Dee and they both were of the same opinion, that the line was far to light for the rod.

Money wasted if you ask me, i got myself a carron and some poly tips and haven't looked back.

So you didnay buy one of the approved rods to go wi the line then That will be why the line didnay work for yerself or the 2 Ghillies that tried the line ;D ;D ;D

[chernobylant]

Jan 29, 2011 23:50:38 GMT underghillie said:

Jan 29, 2011 0:11:36 GMT chernobylant said:

I got one of these lines a couple of years ago, it was marketed as the the line that will do for all you're fly fishing needs what an absolute load of rubbish, i bought a 10/11 for my Bruce and Walker 10/11 Norway speycaster, i found the line far to light for the rod, i even gave it to a couple of renowned Ghillies from the Spey and Dee and they both were of the same opinion, that the line was far to light for the rod.

Money wasted if you ask me, i got myself a carron and some poly tips and haven't looked back.

So you didnay buy one of the approved rods to go wi the line then That will be why the line didnay work for yerself or the 2 Ghillies that tried the line ;D ;D ;D

No i did not buy one of the rods to go with the line as i felt my Norway would of been up to the job and did not want to spend any more money than i needed to, when i asked him why i should buy another rod when i already had a realy good rod, he said that his line would best with his rod.
To be honest i thought the guy was a bit up himself, all he talked about was how he had more experiance than any of the gillies on the tay and that he was a tackle designer with more experiance than most.

[tyneytone]

Who was it that said"try before you buy" ???Oh aye,we dont mention him any more
Could have been worse,could have bought a rod with 2 butts then needed to buy another 4 tips

[perthshirefisher]

Jan 29, 2011 23:50:38 GMT underghillie said:

Jan 29, 2011 0:11:36 GMT chernobylant said:

I got one of these lines a couple of years ago, it was marketed as the the line that will do for all you're fly fishing needs what an absolute load of rubbish, i bought a 10/11 for my Bruce and Walker 10/11 Norway speycaster, i found the line far to light for the rod, i even gave it to a couple of renowned Ghillies from the Spey and Dee and they both were of the same opinion, that the line was far to light for the rod.

Money wasted if you ask me, i got myself a carron and some poly tips and haven't looked back.

So you didnay buy one of the approved rods to go wi the line then That will be why the line didnay work for yerself or the 2 Ghillies that tried the line ;D ;D ;D

The rods a bruce&walker powerlight 4x4 delux with a diffrent tip section,nearly everybody that cast mine with the matching line said it was light.

I was/am no expert it was my first set up with double handers after a short spell with a hardy demon that i couldney use atol.

I tried another full spey line with it and it was a much better match.

But then i was telt about SH and tried one an AFS and it flee's oot the thing in the rite hands ;D

Am getting the jist o it now though and very happy with it diny think al need any other spey line on it

[madkeen]

Jan 30, 2011 1:24:06 GMT tyneytone said:

Could have been worse,could have bought a rod with 2 butts then needed to buy another 4 tips

;D

[scanny]

Had a monteith line for a week before it got sold, it's light on a Norway and with the 10' and 15' on, the 10' doesn't turn over, it just falls from the sky. It was like casting a double taper, if it had a taper it might have went

Try the proline instead, the most fun to cast of a B&w, rattles off.

[salmonshrimp]

Jan 30, 2011 13:21:52 GMT scanny said:

Had a monteith line for a week before it got sold, it's light on a Norway and with the 10' and 15' on, the 10' doesn't turn over, it just falls from the sky. It was like casting a double taper, if it had a taper it might have went

Try the proline instead, the most fun to cast of a B&w, rattles off.

There's not many, if any, floating lines that can gracefully handle 10ft or over fast sink tips

[scanny]

It was a floating and inter tip, but you raise a good point. A 15' tip with another 10' tip on the end isn't going to turn easily without any taper on them.

I turned a 10' T10 and T11 tips on three floating lines this week, not the first choice for full floating work albeit.

[salmonshrimp]

Aye there is a limit to what length you can add to a line especially fast sink and super fast sink tips.

Pity Carron didn't make sink tip lines or even multi tip lines they are a bit better balanced

[madkeen]

Jan 30, 2011 14:25:32 GMT scanny said:

It was a floating and inter tip, but you raise a good point. A 15' tip with another 10' tip on the end isn't going to turn easily without any taper on them.

I turned a 10' T10 and T11 tips on three floating lines this week, not the first choice for full floating work albeit.

what floating lines was that Steve?

[scanny]

The first dtx lines, I got a few last year and didn't like them so they went back into the box. I emailed Peter Charles ( www.hooked4life.ca ) about skagit and he mentioned the first lines turned skagit tips, so gave them a try again. The 50' 8/9 is like a long shooting head, turned T11 with a bit of effort, very surprising.