theshoreking wrote:Eoin ,
I have a feeling it may not be saltwater proof and would be a little worried about the drag for swff. That said I used a cheapy carbon reel for quite a while when I first started swff and it was ok. Also, if you are using interchangeable shooting heads and only need one reel why not go for a good saltwater one??
So far as I am aware the Lamson reels are sw proof so maybe have a look at a Konic or similar. Not too bad a price I would think. Didnt see that model of the greys up at the dublin show on sunday but I did see the new x flites and they look a nice freshwater reel.
sk
anthony2carr wrote:Just seen this post now.
I had a greys GTX for two years. Used it in the saltwater once, I don't have a greys GTX anymore.
Seized straight away.
JimH wrote:Just passing through here Eoin and I noticed this – if you are casting with a sinking shooting head then your presentation is more than likely to be an underwater presentation. I guess you are trying to catch fish at some depth – depending both on the depth and the species; a poor presentation at the surface is not necessarily going to spook fish unless it’s a really bad one.
Even if it is a poor presentation re-casting with a shooting head is a fast process, retrieve, roll to surface, pick up back cast – shoot – try using a short leader less than six feet if fishing at depth especially if your fly is not weighted – it could be that it ends up ‘above’ the sinking line if your leader is too long and not in the ‘strike zone’ – plus a shorter leader will help to turn over bigger flies in your cast – it does no harm to open your loops a little too – the thinner diameter of the head will compensate for the little loss in distance!
Regarding a reel – unless you are going to pay for something like a Galvan, Abel, Nautilus, or Danielsson very few are saltwater PROOF. Resistant yes, but most will disintegrate in the salt over time (usually short) especially if not maintained. The following carbon composites may not be the best looking but they do last with little if any maintenance and spare spools are very inexpensive
Okuma Airframe 7/9 OR Loop CLW8-12
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theshoreking wrote:Eoin,
if the heads are the same weight there shouldn't be too much difference in casting them between sinking and floating. I know the sinking ones can be harder to get up out of the water or may have a tendancy to splash down more but once in the air they should cast the same. My suggestion is to add a versileader of say 10 to 15ft to the end of the sinking shooting head and then a tapered leader for improved presentation.
Other cassette reels that are likely saltwater proof would be the hardy demons and the new vision komas. Maybe check out these ones.
sk
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