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Just to wrap my head around it, am I giving up anything going with a line with that? I'm assuming it may not be accurate or present flies delicately. But that's not what I'm really going for with steelhead anyways?

Any experience with Airflo?

Airflo Superflo Power Taper in the same category as these? Or do I want something with a longer rear taper?

Thank you. Good info here. Just to clarify, attaching the polyleader would be to swing with the indicator line? I know the depth will depend on where I'm fishing, but is there typically a ips I should be looking at for steel?

I was just looking at these. Are you using it for swinging and nymph?

So I really need to figure out which method I want to try and have different lines between nymphing and swinging? Swinging is more appealing to me but from what I've gathered, it's a small window to effectively streamer fish?

I was hoping I could get away with a weighted fly or throw on a sinking polyleader with the floating line when I wanted to swing. What would you recommend I go with? I appreciate any info, I'm new to all of this. My goal was to build a universal kit to get started with steelhead, jetty fishing...

Considering a 10' 8wt Echo Ion XL

Would this line be a good all-around option for streamers and nymphs until I figure out what direction I wanted to go? Or should I be looking at a different line for steelhead to start out with? Thanks.

I wanted to follow up with you to clarify. You aren't adding any tippet to the 15# ug? You're running level for the whole setup, swinging and nymphing?

For the polyleader.. if I'm going to be using a 10' 8wt, should I be looking at something like the Airflo 5' salmon/steelhead polyleaders for when I want to swing?

10# tippet is enough for steelhead?

I think I get it!

Just straight, level, leader?

Thanks for the reply. If I'm going to nymph or not use the versileader for streamers, would I need to construct a tapered leader? I'm assuming I would need more than just the ultra green to make that leader? Right now I only have a Rio Trout Versileader (12lb core/7' 3ips). I've only ever fly...