Sinking Line?

[rosskane]

Hey guys I was looking for a little advice when I start looking at sinking line.

When fishing around Bennett what should a guy be looking for when they are trying to buy sinking line?

What kind of IPS should you be looking for?

How long should the sinking tip be; 10ft, 15ft, 20ft or what?

What brand does everyone like to use?

Any advise that you may have will help, thanks for your time.

Rosskane

[FlyFishinFool]

Many of the folks that throw sinking lines at BSSP throw full sinking lines - unfortunately full sink lines just wear out my shoulder (I had rotator cuff surgery). Rio offers sink-tips in Type-1,3,6,8; while SA has sink-tips in Type-1,2,3,4,5. Based on the old charts, here is the SA sinking rates (this is the sink rate for flat water):

Line..... Sink Rate..... Optimal Depth

Type I ..... 1.50-2.25 ips ..... 1-2 feet

Type II ..... 1.75-2.95 ips ..... 2-4 feet

Type III ..... 2.50-3.50 ips ..... 3-7 feet

Type IV ..... 4.0-5.0 ips ..... 10-18 feet

Type V ..... 4.50-6.0 ips ..... 12-20 feet

At BSSP I throw a sinking tip attached to my regular floating line, as I find it easier to mend if necessary, and much easier to pick up and re-cast without having to strip lots of line back in. At BSSP I am throwing it in water that is only 4-6 feet deep, but since it is moving water, I usually use an SA Type-4 sink-tip that is 15-foot long.

Hope this helps.

[dpenrod]

jim teeny makes some great sink tip lines. go to his website and you'll find tons of info there. i have the teeny t-130 i believe. throw it with my 5wt. and it handles it just fine.

[BrowningFisherman]

Agreed my sinking line is type VI, it seems pretty fast but when you are throwing it in moving water especially at Bennett when you have to use sinking line because the water is up the heavier line will help. I also agree with flyfishin fool that a sink tip is a whole lot easier to throw and the longer your sink tip the harder to throw it but the less effective the sinking aspect of the line will be. A lot of people especially those who don't want to or cant justify a spare spool for sinking or sink tip go with the loop connecting sink tips and they will save you a lot of money and time down there switching spools and lining out. They can be a little bit of a pain if the loops don't connect well and your line hinges at that point but generally accuracy with sink tip isn't necessary.

As far as what type to buy I would never recommend the cheapest but in my case I bought SA Uniform Sink I don't know that you need the most expensive. Cheaper floating lines will have shorter lives and start to sink sooner. Since your goal is sinking from the beginning cheap it up. SA makes its mid level line the professional series in a full sinking line for right around $40. If you want sink tip there are a lot of options, most are meant for different styles of fishing like stripers but cortland's 333 Pro has a sink tip right there at that $40 mark too. I have actually heard of people taking a full spool of full sinking line especially the cheap stuff and making their own tips.

[rosskane]

Thanks for the help guys. I fish a lot with floating line but not to much with sinking. These post should get me started on my search. If anyone else has any more ideas go ahead and lay them down. Thanks for your guys time, much appreciated.

Rosskane

[rosskane]

jim teeny makes some great sink tip lines. go to his website and you'll find tons of info there. i have the teeny t-130 i believe. throw it with my 5wt. and it handles it just fine.

Do you use the t-130 a lot in Bennett? Definitely what to be able to throw well, and be able to get my line down enough to do a little stripping.

What do you think about the t-200?

[ruthead]

Just got back from there. We usually use 10 ft sinking leaders with 2 ft tippet for strippin cracklebacks. This weekend with the water so high and fast used a 12 ft 5.6( I think) with 12-18" tippet and mowhawk leeches and did good. All with floatin line.

[dave potts]

Just got back from there. We usually use 10 ft sinking leaders with 2 ft tippet for strippin cracklebacks. This weekend with the water so high and fast used a 12 ft 5.6( I think) with 12-18" tippet and mowhawk leeches and did good. All with floatin line.

What's a mowhawk leech?

[dpenrod]

Do you use the t-130 a lot in Bennett? Definitely what to be able to throw well, and be able to get my line down enough to do a little stripping.

What do you think about the t-200?

i do use the t-130 at bennett quite a bit. if the water is lower, i have a teeny 5' 3wt. sink tip i use successfully as well. i had a t-200 i threw on my 6 wt. and liked it quite a bit, though i think it might be overkill for a lot of sections at bennett.

[rosskane]

Just got back from there. We usually use 10 ft sinking leaders with 2 ft tippet for strippin cracklebacks. This weekend with the water so high and fast used a 12 ft 5.6( I think) with 12-18" tippet and mowhawk leeches and did good. All with floatin line.

Okay cool, thanks for the help. That's my main goal is to strip cracklebacks or whatever they are biting on. So you used a 12 foot sinking tip with an IPS rate of 5.6.