07-22-2013, 02:42 PM
I got 1 spool of 8x and have had if for almost 3+ years now, I don't use it much but I can say it has caught fish ( Current Creek & Strawberry River ) were 5x & 6x were just getting me the Fin.
Theres a stretch down stream on the Strawberry River just down from Soldier Creek dam were the river dog legs with a pretty cool rock wall in the background. The water puddles up about 3 to 4 feet deep and is super crystal clear. I mean you can literally see the pebbles on the bottom.
I ran into the same situation were Id cast up stream let the fly drift into the run. I could see the fish dart up to the surface then turn centimeters from my fly, this repeatedly happed... The only other tippet size I had was 8x and was at a point were I said fook it lets give it a try. What do you know instead of the fin I started hooking these guys.
Just in my opinion its good to have 7x or 8x for those fook moments were nothing else is working. But you right 8x should be used sparingly
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Theres a stretch down stream on the Strawberry River just down from Soldier Creek dam were the river dog legs with a pretty cool rock wall in the background. The water puddles up about 3 to 4 feet deep and is super crystal clear. I mean you can literally see the pebbles on the bottom.
I ran into the same situation were Id cast up stream let the fly drift into the run. I could see the fish dart up to the surface then turn centimeters from my fly, this repeatedly happed... The only other tippet size I had was 8x and was at a point were I said fook it lets give it a try. What do you know instead of the fin I started hooking these guys.
Just in my opinion its good to have 7x or 8x for those fook moments were nothing else is working. But you right 8x should be used sparingly
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