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Post by akers69 on May 17, 2007 18:08:07 GMT
Hi Guys
i will be trying my hand with a double hander this year and would like to ask,if I'm fishing a sink tip on my line how long should my tippet material be from the end of the sink tip to fly?
thanks
akers
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Post by salmonking on May 17, 2007 18:25:31 GMT
akers,depending on water height really...
low=15ft
med=8ft
high=as little as 4ft
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Post by akers69 on May 17, 2007 18:28:10 GMT
akers,depending on water height really... low=15ft med=8ft high=as little as 4ft Thanks salmonking |
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Post by plotter on Aug 17, 2007 9:13:53 GMT
can i ask what if its a floater?
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Post by fishingd0 on Aug 17, 2007 12:00:11 GMT
Floating line on a 15ft rod = around the 14ft mark.
Sink tip, intermediate or sinker = 3, 5 or 6 foot. Normally start at 6 foot and after changing a number of flies loose a few feet.
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Post by rpsalmon on Aug 18, 2007 17:56:36 GMT
The purpose of any piece of tackle is invariably to help you in your efforts to catch fish. And while many people keep to standard leader lengths of 9ft, 10ft or 12ft, you should choose which leader length helps you achieve your aim of presenting your fly in the way you want. The faster or more complex a piece of water is, the more problems will occur with long leaders, either in terms of keeping in touch with the fly or keeping the fly at the depth you require. For small flies I would advise a beginner to stick with a 9ft leader in coloured water but not to exceed a 12ft leader in low water, obviously this can be increased once some proficiency is obtained. For heavier tubes, coneheads etc I would normally recommend a minimum length of 4ft for coloured water but more normally 5ft to 10ft, depending on colour and water speed/current. I can not see any merit in matching size of leader to the length of rod. I know an angler who fishes the same streamy water all the time, who admits to being lazy, and who always uses a 9ft leader and no more than six different flies so that he knows for sure what depth he is fishing at. He is quite successful because he only uses tried and tested methods and tackle on the same piece of water, he quite happily admits that he would catch far less elsewhere. He is useful to us as we use him as a “fish barometer”.
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