Boisker wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:31 pm I just picked up a Cortland type 3 sink tip, grain weight supposedly 160 (it’s a 6w line)... only cast it on the grass this evening. It feels heavy compared to me usual floating line, but it has an aggressive taper, so I guess it would
I purchased it for some streamer fishing on smallish rivers, so will see how it goes.
I think my attitude to that particular line was similar to many people buying any line and mirrors the point Lasse made above ... I’ll only use it occasionally, it just had to do the job, namely sink the streamer. But it did feel different deciding which line to purchase- I have absolutely no knowledge of sinking or sink tip lines and have done very little streamer fishing. If I find myself spending more time with a streamer I’ll no doubt look into and getter better knowledge of what I want from the line
Sinking lines tend to feel "heavier" for the same weight, they are thinner so loose less energy, and thus retain quite the momentum at turn over. Cast with care
Cheers
Lasse