sinking lines.

[mick dunn]

Is it just me or are these lines hard to cast. Mine does not sink either-well it did cost three quid off flea bay.

[rod-the-cod]

ive just tried aan intermediate line today for the 1st time it seemed the same as floating to me,,,...

[pete]

They shouldnt be difficult to cast. Any idea who its made by?

[drof46]

Aye, well,

The 'quality' of sinking lines is not as important as the 'quality' of floaters.

'cos when a 'floater' begins to break-down it begins to sink slowly. You don't have that prob with a sinker.

So, by all means buy a cheap 'sinker' and when it gets too far gone, simplly hoy it (or use it in the garden for tying things back).

Sinkers tend to be smaller diameter than floaters of a given weight and 'more dense' so they cut through the air differently and have less air resistance, so they may take a bit of getting used to if you've been used to nowt but a 'floater'.

From the casting point of view, there's not much difference between an intermediate and a floater but , trust me, the intermediate will slowly'sink'.

Cheors,

Drof

[drof46]

Boobies

On the subject of 'Sinking Lines', it's often fun to fish 'The Booby'.

Boobies are flies tied with two prominent polystyrene balls on top so they float, literally like corks.

You put them on a leader of no more than three foot and use a fast-sinking line.

Simply cast out and give a couple of jerks to break the fly through the surface film and let it sink to the bottom.

You can either leave it static or apply the slowest retrieve you possibly can (the fly will never snag up 'cos it's floating a yard off the bottom).

VERY EFFECTIVE!! - Especially in Spring when the water's cold and the fish are deep.

Watch out for savage, violent takes(They scare the poop oot of ye)

Mind you, some fisheries don't allow 'Boobies' due to the fact that the fish usually swallow the fly right to the back of the throat or even deeper, which makes 'catch-and-release' a problem.

[fishing bairn]

Never really bothered with floating line always used intermediat

[mick dunn]

Drof used the booby up at Derwent last year. My sinking line is shi-- for casting. I put a small leadhead feather lure on and put the booby on a small snood. Crept it in and it was very tense bringing it in in a figure of eight. Could feel fish attacking the booby and caught a couple-guy next to me bagged up his full 8 fish on boobys.
I,m going to have to buy a new sinking line---next payday me thinks. I,m watching a ron thompson on flea bay but i don,t know if this is a case of jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Shakespear have some canny WF 7 at about a tenner.
Mick. ps i also recently bought a heavy 5 foot Greys sinking line which takes the line down but again is not comfortable with casting.

[t0mb0la]

the intermediate line i use sinks pretty quick, although it needs a couple of tugs on the first cast to get it down, i'm going to derwent next weekend, i'll have to get me boobies out!

[drof46]

the intermediate line i use sinks pretty quick, although it needs a couple of tugs on the first cast to get it down, i'm going to derwent next weekend, i'll have to get me boobies out!

I keep tellin' the missus that but she's not hevvin' any!

[hebburncurly]

I own a Snowbee XS clear intermediate (also known as slime line) 8wt and it shoots out like a dream, find it easier to cast into the wind than my floater with it being more dense.

I would highly recommend it, never had a problem with it floating either, like some intermediates do, try greasing the line before you first use it and every so often. It has to get through the surface film and sometimes sticks up there a bit until it gets through it naturally.

[drof46]

I own a Snowbee XS clear intermediate (also known as slime line) 8wt and it shoots out like a dream, find it easier to cast into the wind than my floater with it being more dense.

I would highly recommend it, never had a problem with it floating either, like some intermediates do, try greasing the line before you first use it and every so often. It has to get through the surface film and sometimes sticks up there a bit until it gets through it naturally.

I always thought that 'greasing' a line made it float by allowing it to 'sit' on the surface film. If, on the other hand you de-grease the line it will cut through the meniscus and sink more readily.

I aways carry a film cannister with a paste made from fullers earth and washing-up liquid which is excellent for de-greasing.

At a pinch, waterside mud will also degrease a leader.

Cheers.

[hebburncurly]

If, on the other hand you de-grease the line it will cut through the meniscus and sink more readily.

Aye that's the one.