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Post by underghillie on Dec 20, 2009 1:12:24 GMT
As above whats you're favorite and why?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2009 4:50:42 GMT
I am very much coming to the view that Shooting Heads are better for the bulk of my Salmon Fly fishing.
Less gear to carry plus adaptability for different water conditions on a Beat using mix of poly leaders etc
tweedbuunet
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Post by madkeen on Dec 20, 2009 9:22:14 GMT
Can't vote for one over the other as they both have their uses depending on time of year and location etc.
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Post by weefrankie on Dec 20, 2009 10:13:34 GMT
Shooting heads,and occasionally when in mood and have chance will use full line,My main river can be very tight in most places
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Post by kingfisher on Dec 20, 2009 10:19:34 GMT
Just getting to grips with a full spey line. But when I did get a shot of a SH it made sense to add it to my armoury for certain times of the year/ rivers being fished etc. so both now are having a place in my bag.
kf
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Post by badcaster on Dec 21, 2009 0:53:23 GMT
i voted full speyline because ive never used a shooting head ive never been tempted ;D
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Post by charlieH on Dec 21, 2009 16:40:19 GMT
Certainly prefer full spey lines where they are appropriate. For fishing big rivers with the 'wang it oot and let it come round' method they just keep everything so much simpler. It was interesting to read comments from Simon Gawesworth on another forum recently about how much longer it took him to cover the same piece of water with a shooting head as opposed to a proper line, and particularly in the spring, when maximising water coverage is important, it seems to me that this must be a drawback.
I wouldn't want to be without shooting heads, though; there's no doubt that the 'wang it oot and haul it back' method has a valuable place in the armoury too, and obviously shooting heads are the tool for this.
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Post by underghillie on Dec 21, 2009 17:56:55 GMT
There's not many of you coming over to the "DARKSIDE"?
For me i cant go past shooting heads for all my sunk line fishing & floating heads for collies & sunrays.
I only use floating spey lines and poly tips nowadays for all the wide pools on the Tay.
Come on the "DARKSIDE"
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Post by sloggi on Dec 21, 2009 18:35:00 GMT
I have found that using shooting heads for sunk line work to be quite enlightening. Anyone who goes to the river with a sinking spey line these days is really living in the darkside Haven't used a full spey line for the last three seasons...
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Post by lomond on Dec 21, 2009 20:33:58 GMT
Prefer spey lines and still use double tapers on small/medium rivers Going to try shooting heads in the spring though. Tried them in the past and didn't like them, but willing to give them another go.
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Post by lomond on Dec 21, 2009 20:37:23 GMT
I have found that using shooting heads for sunk line work to be quite enlightening. Anyone who goes to the river with a sinking spey line these days is really living in the darkside Haven't used a full spey line for the last three seasons... Sloggi, can you advise the advantages of using a sinking SH over a sinking speyline and do you think you catch more fish this way ? Cheers Lomond
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Post by underghillie on Dec 21, 2009 21:10:43 GMT
I have found that using shooting heads for sunk line work to be quite enlightening. Anyone who goes to the river with a sinking spey line these days is really living in the darkside Haven't used a full spey line for the last three seasons... Aye sloggi i think you mean the dark ages ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by sloggi on Dec 21, 2009 21:15:05 GMT
Hey Lomond
I think you find the newer shooting heads are easier to cast, present better, and will not land like a sack of spanners as older shooting head did.
The main advantage for me is that I can cast a sinking shooting head all day and am as fresh at the end of the day as I was at the beginning (well, almost!). Easy casting in tight corners and in an icy wind. Do I catch more fish? That's difficult to say in our very poor spring rivers but I know I'm casting/fishing just as effectively five hours in so if I cover a fish I'm covering it well.
I tend to use a S1/S2 on the relatively shallow Dee and the line is perfect for the river.
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Post by sloggi on Dec 21, 2009 21:16:34 GMT
I have found that using shooting heads for sunk line work to be quite enlightening. Anyone who goes to the river with a sinking spey line these days is really living in the darkside Haven't used a full spey line for the last three seasons... Aye sloggi i think you mean the dark ages ;D ;D ;D ;D I was too polite to say, but you're correct
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Post by olsonreels on Dec 21, 2009 21:23:26 GMT
Rather than debate which dogma is best, does it not make sense to be well versed, if not fully efficient, in all the various styles/disciplines? That seems to me the best way to go. In the right hands all provide advantages under specific conditions. I don't believe any one style is the be-all-end-all for everything or everyone. Rod length, average casting distance, expected conditions (wind, deep wading, etc), expected average fish size, fly size/wt, and what my mood is all factor into which setup works best for me. For 14'+ rods personally prefer longer shooting heads in the 65' range for sunk line work. DT's and 95' heads for floating line work. Sinking DT's are manageable but I won't win any distance contests with them. As rod length goes shorter (and line wts lower) head lengths tend to follow suit.
William
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