I heard they switched to steel tubes. For a rod a built I used recoil runners but switched to a snake brand tip top.

quick update to the trip, forgot all about this thread. All in all must have gotten 13 reasonable shots at bone fish. 8 were doomed from the beginning because my best fish spotting day was also the day i forgot to wash the sunscreen off my hands which got onto my flies. So frustrating to see the fis...

Hi Pete, I am fishing in Shark Channel and the surrounding mangrove islands and flats. It is located in the lower keys on the Atlantic side. I am watching the tides but usually I spot the bonefisb when it's too late and they've spooked. For the past day I have been mainly trying to land a tarpon and...

Hi Andrew! Did you really mean 3' of #7 wire? That has to be a bitch to cast! When we fish for sharks we modify a general tarpon leader only slightly. You want the leader total length to be longer than the shark so its tail doesn't ruin the tip of your flyline. And you want the butt section to be s...

Hi Andrew, Why 16lb break off? What flyline are you using? I would expect a minimum of 35lb core possibly 50 or even 80 . I think your weak point should be your fly knot in the wire which is how I try to build my Snakehead leaders anyway. 16lb would be a waste of time with Snakehead and sharks are ...

The problem with the current leader is that it hinges at the swivel (but I think it is more a problem with the the wire) and it kicks. So how do I change the leader so that the hinge and kick is lessened? more step downs before the wire, eliminiating the break off tippet and maybe 40lb fluro before ...

Does anybody have a formula for a castable shark leader? I currently am using : 6 foot twisted 20lb nylon (only stepped down for the loop, so almost all of it is 4 strand)-> loop to loop connection to 10 inch 16lb break off FC > uni knot to 80lb swivel -> haywire to 3 feet of #7 wire bite tippet -> ...

You can get good or even better action than the articulated fly (I think it's called the game changer?) with a pulse disc. Saw them at a show...amazing. I will be trying them out when stripper season begins. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9LNen4tupqQ I think Petejean makes one as well, but obviously ...

Hi SMS, Thanks for the feedback, I ordered the l3w 7ten last week, but it is good to know that the brand holds up. I think the 7ten is the same diameter as the l5w 8twelve but has a smaller drag package and slightly less capacity, but I doubt I need the extra drag that the l5w has, and if heat dissi...

Thanks Lasse, will order both.