09-22-2012, 01:31 AM
One cheap solution, that I use, especially, in back pack situation or where I am in a pontoon boat fishing a floating line but find the need for a short sinking tip, is to cut up short sections of varied length from a used type 3 or 4 sinking line. Personally, I find one each in 3 foot, 6 foot and 10 foot to be enough for most fishing. The forward section (first 30 feet) of an old WF sinking line should provide enough length for all three tips.
I have never saw where a 15 foot tip is needed. A 10 foot with a beaded fly will get plenty deep. I turn the ends of the cut line back into loops, which you can just change easy, or go back to a floating line that is proper and easy to cast.
It might save you some money and keeps an old sinking line in use for longer time.
Edited to add, I forgot to mention when you make the loops for loop to loop connection, make them kind of large so to prevent hinging. Loops are easy to make with heavy fly tying thread and some water proof rubber type cement.
Dave
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I have never saw where a 15 foot tip is needed. A 10 foot with a beaded fly will get plenty deep. I turn the ends of the cut line back into loops, which you can just change easy, or go back to a floating line that is proper and easy to cast.
It might save you some money and keeps an old sinking line in use for longer time.
Edited to add, I forgot to mention when you make the loops for loop to loop connection, make them kind of large so to prevent hinging. Loops are easy to make with heavy fly tying thread and some water proof rubber type cement.
Dave
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