Salmon/Steelhead

[rusty]

It has come as a practical idea of how to build a fly line of a given level which could be toggled for modern use…

This is a recipe for a 9WT 280GR 100FT:

25FT shooting line #50 —-< factory fly line -—> 9FT tapered leader #12 —-> blood knot <—- 4M tapered leader #12 + 3FT #25 = 150FT fly line


If you’ll notice this formula is basically a somewhat elegant use of more than one tapered leader and would actually be tied point-to-tip in one place? This is meant as an illustration of materials on a scale that is more visible rather than outweigh what is already functional?

Appologies for whiping out the calculator but, hopefully this isn’t the overall impression…

[Paul Arden]

Hi Rusty,

How do you find loop rolls out when you tie two tapered leaders in this way? And what’s your reasoning? I imagine they will kick?

Cheers, Paul

[rusty]

Just for kicks,

If you wanted to take away the 4M + 3FT piece it would appear to function as a normal fly line the remaining leader essentially would be the missing forward taper of the salmon/steelhead fly line. This lends to the idea of casting with a much lighter fly such as a bomber? Or, some similar dry fly which would call for one or, more lengths of different size tippet.

The recipe mentioned should preform great in a wind-tunnel but, even in a river of fog haha it could be a bit shallow for the mighty wet fly and I’ve seen folks add weight or, even better flashy ascent but, here again is where there would be a hinge in the cast. This should be okay because it falls under presentation by getting a sculpin or wooly bugger down where the fish are, which could adjust the casting. You could pretend the 3FT is in place of abrasion resistant tippet material or, the nylon coated stuff and this is perhaps a more common angle.

But, your right I don’t know too many more good theories in fly fishing that are backwards or, reverse… It’s a 12# fly leader and it could break?

For turnover for a delicate presentation of some kind it would be best to use simple tippet material at the end of the 9’ tapered leader to achieve 150FT in place of a setup for deep water fish.

Adding some kind of weight to fly fishing sounds crude but, in place of alternatives…

All the best

[RSalar]

maybe a backwards taper can actually work, like barstool's Shovelhead line:


https://airflousa.com/superflo-ridge-2- ... -head.html

[rusty]

I’ve been think of this as a tug-o-war “design” perhaps a better name for dual fly leaders…

[rusty]

Again,

*as this is a formulated or, specialty fly line I believe it should read “25FT shooting/running line #50”

Apologies & thanks

[rusty]

:(This fly line should be most optimal at around 125FT of length and makes a much more balanced outfit especially in the 280GR and enjoying with others:)