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For casting and reels that self wind, I use rubber band or hait tie which is on the reel foot. Whem needed line length is out, I take the loop around the handle and no more winding. In fishing I do not like the self winding, but I like the possibility of hitting the spool to quickly wind in line. Th...

I've cast the 15' Tool. The one with the Eva-handles.

I think you can make relatively fast sinking, good casting tropical line with strong core. But there will be a tradeoff in the sinking speed as you want the tip to be at least as fast sinking as all parts behind that. You will have thin line with thick core -> thin coating. And if you want so light ...

If you can find them, I am interested. The Bluewater Express is shortest and most brick, then barstool Depthfinder big game (the are all: 1’ tuo, 5’ front taper, 23’ belly and 1’ rear taper), then Tropic Express and last Leviathan. Nowadays SA has Sonar big water taper (BWT) with 33’ head. For me th...

Paul, if you think 500gr DC Leviathan is a brick on a strap, I am happy to release from that burden and take the line/s. I like that line best out of all sinking big game lines. I have SA Bluewater Express to compare. They are horrible if not in tropics. And they really are bricks on a strap. Much m...

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And I don't even think anyone is capable of speycasting a 4/0 iron to 47 yards today :-). Quite doable. And quite easy actually in favorable wind if you are a successful competition spey caster. We had a competition where we all cast a skagit setup: - deep wading in stillwater - min 90 degree angle...

Every day of uncertainty makes it more difficult for at least some to arrange their travel etc. Also many may get financially affected by the current situation and should have enough time to decide if they are to invest to a trip to Sweden.
Thus, in my opinion, 2021 sounds like a reasonable solution.

More stretch, true. Unstuck coating I haven't come across (except some barstool made that were actually with braided cores). I nowadays hate stripping the core, I install braided mono loops in order to get 100% of the breaking strength of the line. The direct core doesn't seem to stretch much. For m...

I prefer braid core. Why? All the best intermediate and sinking lines I've used for salt have been with mono (Rio Leviathan and barstool Tropical Tarpon). I recon the Flats Pro will be even better. They stay straight better and tangle less. And they also seem to have bigger temperature range - you ...