sinking tip lines?

[tangled]

Its time I buy another fly line - Any suggestions out there on sinking tip lines for winter steelhead - any help would be much appreciated - thanks

[rpnsteelheadlps]

Airflo fly lines come with a 5 year warranty. I have their multi tip line. It comes with 4 different 12ft tips. Send me an email and I'll give you a link to the reps store in Vancouver.

[lilnorthfork]

I met Jim Teeny at a sh clinic last year - nice guy - his recommendation for smaller or shallower rivers (i.e. Deschuttes) was the mini-tip; it has a short sink tip. On his advice, I got the T-300 for deeper rivers like the Wilson (line wts. 7-10). It sinks pretty fast and the part I like best (probably true of most sinking lines) is the ease of casting, especially in tight spots where a roll cast is all you get. It tends to get hung up on the bottom at times, which someone warned me it would, but other sinking lines probably do the same.
If cost is a factor, check out the deals at sierratradingpost.com or at the Cortland website.
lnf

[ESL]

You know when you are fishing a sink tip you want it to get to the bottom as fast as possible. I also have found for most winter fishing the Teeny 300 works very well. I also have a couple of cortland lines with shorter tips. I believe the Teeny line has a 29 foot tip? and the 8 wt. Cortland has about 15 - 17 ft. I have also purchased a mini tip kit and cut it into varying lengths with loop to loop connectors so when I'm fishing different types of water I can exchange the tips to adjust for the depth and current.

Todd

The Jim Teeny lines sink really fast! A small splitshot is probably going to be needed to get you to the fish in most cases.

[Mojo]

I have had a couple of multi-tip lines, and I like the Rio best. Nice line, shoots well, and the variety of tips is really a bonus on any steelhead of salmon trip. I also fish a Teeny T400 when I'm fishing big, deep water. It'll get you down there in a hurry.

BTW Teeny lines have a 24' sink tip, which is like 9 feet longer than most major brands.

[greenbuttskunk]

The mini-tip is great. You can still cast it well and it's pretty versatile.
GBS

[WheresMyBobber]

Here's a tip Larry Schoenborn gave me years ago about how to get your line to sink deeper & faster. Tie a short section of lead core line between the end of your fly line and your leader. I don't think I ever tried it, but it sounds like it would work.

[HT Buzzo]

I make my own sinking tips with 1150 tungsten core dredger line, which is the biggest they make, I think. I usually carry 2, 3, and 4 foot sections with loops on each end.
From the tip of my floating line, I run three feet of 30lb mono, then one of my sections of dredger depending on how fast I want the fly to sink, and then three feet of leader.
This works very good and is quite versatile, but you need some experience in knot-tying- I use 65lb braided line to form the loop, which is two nail knots side by side. Sometimes I go back over the nail knots with fly tying thread and epoxy for extra strength.

[rob allen]

lead core this split shot that.. whatever

The best sink tip for steelhead fishing is the Scientific anglers "wet tip" 13 ft type 4.

If you need to get a little deeper use a weighted fly.. If you need to get deeper than that you are fishing the wrong water...

[Jellyhead]

I too fish the lead core for winter steelhead, when conditions warrant it (which is most of the time) I prefer to have a tip system rather than a fixed tip.

If I start hanging bottom, I make my downstream presentation steeper. If that doesn't work, I go to a lighter tip.

Now split shot......NEVER! That's cheating! :grin:

Seriously, I hate casting with shot.

Aaron

[blacktail]

I use a Teeny 300 with the tip cut down to about 12-14 feet that I use for Bull trout.

It would also work well for most Steelhead water.

Mike

[alwayslookin]

My fist line is usually the Teeney 300. However, last year I started using the Rio Multi-tip system. It casts very well and the versatility is an added plus. IMHO, couldn't go wrong with either.