Lines for salmon/seatrout/steelhead - What do you carry?

Viking Lars · Post by **Viking Lars** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:31 am

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Which lines would you bring on salmonfishing, sea trout fishing or steelhead fishing trip?

Lars

Snake Pliskin · Post by **Snake Pliskin** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:07 am

Same as you mate. I'm a fan of interchangeable sink tips in various shapes and sizes. For salmon fishing the full sinkers may make an appearance in the spring.
Late last season I found the rio afs tracker Versitip to be a handy line. This year I'd love to get the powerspey out of the bag more. But we'll see!

Ben_D · Post by **Ben_D** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:54 am

Hi Lars,

For single handed stuff, the Barrio SLX is perfect, will turn tips, carry a decent sized fly & will roll & Spey nicel.
Or, if you want to spend more, Rio Scandi Short Versitip is quite good, rated for DHD'd but I use the #5 on a Helios 108 TF and it is perfect.

Cheers

Ben

rrw35 · Post by **rrw35** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:58 am

Agree with Ben on the SLX. Very good line for small rivers and handles a variety of flies.

Guideline Bullet is also a very good line.

Found the scandi short a bit splashy sometimes, but good for quick depth changes.

Snake Pliskin · Post by **Snake Pliskin** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:25 am

I see we're talking about single handers. In that case, what Ben said!
p.s. Just admiring the neat coils that you get your shooting heads into from the POD Lars. Very neat! Mine usually end up looking like something you'd find in the back of Paul's car!

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:00 pm

For salmon fishing I like to get the fly down a bit and with that in mind the Orvis streamer stripper is the best small river line for s/h rods that I have so far tried. A good line to spey cast and copes with heavy flies very well.

If I had the luxury of being able to extend 45 ft of line every cast then the Rio Steelhead (don't know if the current model is still the same line as I have) would be great. I also like the Rio iline for low water but I'm fairly sure it is no longer made.

Paul Arden · Post by **Paul Arden** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:03 pm

When I go sea-trout fishing I generally don't take any lines and borrow someone else's - Bernd's or Aitor's. I think I've borrowed yours before too Lars :p. Haven't been Steelhead fishing, yet. For Salmon I think I was using my trout set-up in Nova Scotia and that's the only place I've tackled them.

With trout it used to be floating line, clear intermediate, Wet Cell2 and HiD. But phew, it's more complicated now. For one thing I have no idea where my sinking lines are (I have to start looking), and I've also started carrying around lines for single handed Spey casting, one SLX and two Nymph Tapers. It's a nightmare. Then there's a Lumi-line (which I usually forget) and some distance casting lines (125, Gold and MED).

And now that I'm looking at Malaysia, Zanzibar and God knows where else this winter, I need both 8 and 10 weights. I think I have a bonefish 8 tucked away. Problem is, well it's not really a problem at the moment with only one line to spool up, but it might be, is that I only have one suitable reel and no extra spools!

It's a nightmare when travelling - I don't know how everyone else manages it! Trouting, light and medium strength saltwater set-ups, tent, sleeping and cooking gear, flytying kit. Not to mention clothes, cameras, laptop and running shoes. Thank goodness I'm not going anywhere cold! At least I won't be needing any socks or underwear...

Cheers, Paul

Viking Lars · Post by **Viking Lars** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:16 pm

For trout, if I was travelling, I think I'd bring a WF floater, maybe a WF intermediate and an interchangeable tip sink tip.

If lakes were also on the programme, 2-3 sinking shootingheads.

Lars

THE DOG · Post by **THE DOG** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:25 pm

Lars, seems to me not so correct such statement of a question. The line choice strongly depends on type of the river, its size, from flies on which you catch and certainly time of catching, a water level.
Though from universal lines my favourite of RIO AFS

Paul Arden · Post by **Paul Arden** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:53 pm

Word.

THE DOG · Post by **THE DOG** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:20 pm

I am sorry?

Viking Lars · Post by **Viking Lars** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:55 am

Hey Dog!

Well, if I was to travel (to the far side of the Globe, or just to Sweden to fish for salmon), you can be certain that I pack for ALL eventualities when it comes to waterlevel, watercolor etc.

My goal is to cover all waterleves with the kit I bring.

Whether I go for single- og doublehand outfits depend of the river I'm fishing - in that regard I think it's fair to judge from home what you'll need.

Lars

Paul Arden · Post by **Paul Arden** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:25 am

It's Jive, Dog, it means "I agree"

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Snake Pliskin · Post by **Snake Pliskin** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:19 pm

If only hungrish was as easy to learn!

THE DOG · Post by **THE DOG** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:15 am

Lars, if to look for more or less universal option of the line for catching of a salmon that for a two-handled fishing-rod I will prefer the Scandinavian shooting heads in a set with various immersions for example to Guide Line , especially on big water. On average and small water I will choose Rio AFS Versitip.

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