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Old windcutter line questions

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I have an old, first-generation 6/7/8 Windcutter line that I've hardly used. I recently bought a 14' spey rod to use with the line. I'm wondering: can I use sinking polyleaders with the line? Should I even use a floating polyleader? Also, can I cast streamers and/or weighted flies with the line?

Finally, I often heard that I should cut some of the tip off the line to help the flies turn over. Is this true?

Thanks so much,

Randy
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Hi Randy,

Sorry I got your PM but I replied via Email and it bounced! I haven't used the two handed version but you might need to cut it back for heavy flies/poly leaders. I would suggest trying it as is and see what happens before applying the scissors. Hopefully someone will know :)

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I've never really fished the Windcutter speylines for DH rods, but I would suppose that it's not good with tips and polyleaders.

The long front taper really isn't good for casting tips, even if taper is one one component - the thickness of the tip is also important, but I stand by my guess :-).

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Folks,
Thanks so much for your help.
Paul, I forgot to update my email.
Randy
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No problems. Please report back on your findings!

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