http://www.trout.co.uk/flyfishing/lines/fly-fishing-lines/ Fly fishing, trout flies, tackle, spinning, product reviews and recipes Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:51:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.trout.co.uk/flyfishing/lines/fly-fishing-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Paul Blackman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:09:53 +0000 http://www.trout.co.uk/?p=55#comment-68 A nice article, pity you did not cover polyleaders. With a high proportion of Trout anglers fish still water up to 15 feet deep, numerous lines of varing densities are not really required to cover all eventualities, you can simply stick with a floating line and adjust your presentation by attaching a polyleader of the required density to put the flies where you need them, it is certainly quicker to change leaders than the main line. I have used polyleaders almost exclusively since they originally came out and I have rarely blanked. From the Highlands of Scotland to the quietist chalk stream in southern England and the big lakes and reservoirs they put fish on the bank at a fraction of the cost of carrying multiple lines. A fast sinking polyleader will take the floating line tip down with it and on retreive give a perfect presentation for an "induced take" from a boat, in a river it is a darn sight easier to put a "mend" into a floating line with a sink tip than a full sinking line - ask anyone who fishes for Salmon seriously. But there again I suppose there are "Tackle Tarts" and "Tackle Smarts"! A nice article, pity you did not cover polyleaders.
With a high proportion of Trout anglers fish still water up to 15 feet deep, numerous lines of varing densities are not really required to cover all eventualities, you can simply stick with a floating line and adjust your presentation by attaching a polyleader of the required density to put the flies where you need them, it is certainly quicker to change leaders than the main line. I have used polyleaders almost exclusively since they originally came out and I have rarely blanked. From the Highlands of Scotland to the quietist chalk stream in southern England and the big lakes and reservoirs they put fish on the bank at a fraction of the cost of carrying multiple lines. A fast sinking polyleader will take the floating line tip down with it and on retreive give a perfect presentation for an “induced take” from a boat, in a river it is a darn sight easier to put a “mend” into a floating line with a sink tip than a full sinking line – ask anyone who fishes for Salmon seriously. But there again I suppose there are “Tackle Tarts” and “Tackle Smarts”!

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