10-07-2003, 07:10 PM
[cool]Again, not knowing the lake or the depth you plan to probe, I would say that a good all around fast sink would be a 6. You don't need a lead core cannonball sinker, unless you are throwing big flies for big fish in fast water.
I used to make my own spliced lines for fishing salmon and steelhead in the northwest. Throwing those monstrosities really took a lot of energy and dedication to timing. If you got it wrong, you could get knocked out by the heavy line whacking you on the head. At the very least you might have to do some streamside surgery to remove a big size 2 hook from some part of your anatomy.
A good thing about float tubing and fly rodding is that you do not have to make the power casts for distance. If you can get a reasonalble amount of line out, and you want to slow troll, just strip out more line as you kick backwards. That's known as the float tubers' distance cast.
I hope Santy Claus gets the order right. Now, you better hope he gets a good report card on you for the rest of the year.
One word of advice. If you do get your new line for Christmas, be patient. Do NOT take it out on the ice and practice casting to the holes. That freaks out the non fly guys. However, it is okay to troll from the back of a snowmobile. Lets you cover more water. And a floating line works fine.
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I used to make my own spliced lines for fishing salmon and steelhead in the northwest. Throwing those monstrosities really took a lot of energy and dedication to timing. If you got it wrong, you could get knocked out by the heavy line whacking you on the head. At the very least you might have to do some streamside surgery to remove a big size 2 hook from some part of your anatomy.
A good thing about float tubing and fly rodding is that you do not have to make the power casts for distance. If you can get a reasonalble amount of line out, and you want to slow troll, just strip out more line as you kick backwards. That's known as the float tubers' distance cast.
I hope Santy Claus gets the order right. Now, you better hope he gets a good report card on you for the rest of the year.
One word of advice. If you do get your new line for Christmas, be patient. Do NOT take it out on the ice and practice casting to the holes. That freaks out the non fly guys. However, it is okay to troll from the back of a snowmobile. Lets you cover more water. And a floating line works fine.
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