Bass lines??

[Rob Allen]

I have always made do with whatever lines I get for free and they are never ideal .

I want to fish big streamers for smallies on the Columbia out of my boat. I want to fish an 8wt I want to fish my retrieves fast from 5 to 15 feet deep and I'm not interested in waiting a minute for it to sink. Has to be SA, Rio or airflo.

I know these are things that fly lines don't naturally do but what's been the best you have found. I am lazy an intolerant of being patient, I wanna cover water like I can with a crankbait.

 

[Matt B]

SONAR Titan Sink 3 / Sink 5 / Sink 7 Fly Line | Scientific Anglers

Triple-density construction provides a straight-line connection to the fly. Casts like a floater, but sinks like nothing you've ever seen.

scientificanglers.com

This works for me in the Sound, out of the boat, like you want.

 

[clarkman]

Rob, I'd look at the streamer lines from Airflo. I'm partial t the Streamer Max Short cause it's one backcast and fire away and then fish it....If you need to get a little deeper, I'd be looking at any of the other 30' shooting head fast sinking type lines (or, just wait several extra seconds with the Streamer Max Short).

 

[Rob Allen]

I've got two sonars on order.. getting them free, we'll see if they'll do what I need.

 

[Matt B]

I've got two sonars on order.. getting them free, we'll see if they'll do what I need.

Which ones? At least you are still on your “free fly lines” streak; better deal than I can manage for sure.

 

[Rob Allen]

Which ones? At least you are still on your “free fly lines” streak; better deal than I can manage for sure.

6 and 8 wts

 

[Matt B]

6 and 8 wts

The 3-5-7 I posted?

 

[clarkman]

that sonar Titan is a sweet line. I use that for tigers and some for bass too.

 

[Rob Allen]

The 3-5-7 I posted?

I think so yes

 

[Rob Allen]

that sonar Titan is a sweet line. I use that for tigers and some for bass too.

I might get to try for tigers... I got my trailer now I just need to go get my boat from Wyoming.

 

[Matt B]

I think so yes

I think you’ll like how that line performs. It’s a long way from a teeny 300.

 

[Rob Allen]

I think you’ll like how that line performs. It’s a long way from a teeny 300.

I'd never consider buying a Teeny product anyway.

 

[Matt B]

I'd never consider buying a Teeny product anyway.

Okay. I was just using it as an example of an early, sorta crude commercially available deep fishing fly line.

 

[Rob Allen]

Okay. I was just using it as an example of an early, sorta crude commercially available deep fishing fly line.

Well, my goal it to make my bass fly fishing as close to gear fishing as possible. Some might say crude would be appropriate

 

[Matt B]

Well, my goal it to make my bass fly fishing as close to gear fishing as possible. Some might say crude would be appropriate

You still gotta cast that stuff out there somehow though! Might as well make that part as enjoyable as possible. It is supposed to be one of the cool things about choosing to fly fish, right?

 

[Rob Allen]

You still gotta cast that stuff out there somehow though! Might as well make that part as enjoyable as possible. It is supposed to be one of the cool things about choosing to fly fish, right?

Let's hope my arm can handle it. Arthritis sucks.