Just got my custom made 920g fly line for 90' deep

[briansII]

For those interested, I guess I should post some of the videos I watched.

The line formula.

I'm curious( I didn't find the info on my search)to know what the sink rate is on the lines. I assume it's 7-10" per second, which SA lists for their sinking heads used in the formula. If anyone could clarify that, I'd appreciate it.

Casting them looks easy.

Well.....sorta.

briansII

[flue_fisker]

Very cool that some of you guys are trying the heavy line setups. It was quite an adventure fishing with the guys fishing them and guys fishing the standard stock heads during the trips we made this past summer. As part of the synidcate I am probably the guy that sits in the middle. I have fished both lines. Here are some things to consider when setting up these rigs:

* 920 is a lot of weight. Typically that setup is made by attaching a 850 grain SA deep water head to a T14 stock line. We typically only leave about 6 ft of the T14 head and then attach the 850 grain. Total head length is about 36 ft. I personally am not a big fan of the 850 head. Quite heavy if you ask me....

* 770 head. This is rig that I personally like and look forward to fishing. It is made by attaching a 700 grain SA head to aT14 stock line. I like to cut the stock line and keep only 6 ft of the T14 head. I then attach the 700 grain head. This line is still heavy but for me I can cast it on a fast 10 wt (xi3) or an 11 wt.

* When to use it. Over the summer the stock lines and the heavy lines when toe to toe. Sometimes the stock did better and sometimes the HL did better. It all depends on the fishing condition and structure that you are fishing. I like to use the analogy of trout lines. Would you only use a floating line for trout. Probably not. You would probably need a sinking and intermediate depending on conditions. Same goes for calico fishing and the HL. When fishing turbulent water around boilers the HL do excel by getting down and in place giving the angler a chance to pull a fish out of the environment. A stock line in this situation may get pulled out of the zone. On the other hand sometimes those fish are suspended and using a HL just gets the line down far too fast to be effective.

* Why Not? My plan is always to have a heavy line on the boat rigged and ready to go. But I will always have a stock line as well. This summer I am looking forward to fishing huntington flats for those big sandies, and those hard bottoms on the horseshoe. This will be off my small skiff. If given the chance to fish the Islands again I will definitely bring out both rigs again.

* Biggest lesson. Based on this summer my biggest lesson from fishing with the syndicate comes down to one thing. Fish with a 9 10 or 11 weight. I got rocked so many times with my 8 weight I doubt I will bring that rod when targeting calicos.

Hope this helps out. Good times on the water. Looking forward to the spring spawn.

Adam