Info please on running line what kind?

[lesfishing]

Hello,
I post early " Can you go wrong with Cabelas spey rod "

I did ended up buying very sweet Thomas & Thomas 12' for 8weight spey rod and love it!

Super light and powerfull.

I did test cast with new rio AFS Shooting Head line and it cast with ease!

I have question on running line, do I need any specific one? can I use 20/30 lsb Dacron backing line?
Also I have Multi tip system Super fast sink/fast sink etc.. only problem is they are 12' Long.

I used them on my single hand 8 weight rod.
I noticed that spey casting multi tips are in the 20-30' lenghts.

Can I use my shorter ones and still be good to go?
Thanks bunch for all your help.

On my first trip to Metolius river with my new T&T rod i was after Bull trout only to hook 4 Chinooks, did not target him , just happened they like my purple zonker.

Tight lines!
Les

[Red Shed]

You could use your backing for running line but I don't think you would be very pleased with the results.

There are lots of different running lines in an large range of price points from $9.95 to $44.95. Here are a few choices

AIRFLO RIDGELINE RUNNING LINE-$34.95
FLOATING SALMON ORANGE 30#
FLOATING YELLOW 20#
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AIRFLO PRE-LOOPED RUNNING LINE-100'-$34.95
FLOATING-FL GREEN 30#
INTERMEDIATE FL YELLOW 25#
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AIRFLO NON-STRETCH MIRACLE BRAID-$24.95
40yds-35# FL GREEN
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RIO POWERFLEX CORE SHOOTING LINES-$39.95
COLD WATER FLOATING-.024, .030, .035
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RIO SLICK SHOOTER-35LB or 50lb-115'-$9.95
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MONIC LEVEL RUNNING LINE-$44.95
100' SPOOL-LIGHT ORANGE .024 or LIGHT YELLOW .030
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FROG HAIR RUNNING LINE-$12.95
40#=.019, 50#=.022, 58#=.024, 88#=.030
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SA FRESHWATER RUNNING LINES-100'-$32.95
FLOATING SPEY MONOCORE .034=30#-SURF
FLOATING .031=20#-ORANGE
FLOATING .038=30#-MIST GREEN

Your 12' sinktips will work just fine on your AFS head but I would cut the head back from the tip the length of your sinktips and loop it and the back of the floating section you cut off.

[lesfishing]

Hello,
Thank you for the whole list of the lines ( lot of to pick trough)
Great tip on the sinking tips.
Thanks bunch,
Les

[lesfishing]

Hello,
Thank you for the whole list of the lines ( lot of to pick trough)
Great tip on the sinking tips.
Thanks bunch,
Les

[Steve Buckner]

I've been using the Rio Slick shooter with the AFS head- it's definitely a nice shooting line. The AFS that I've been throwing is strictly a floating line - not sure if slick shooter would be the best running line for picking up deep/heavy tips because as the name implies, it's slick. It will kink occasionally if you don't practice proper line management on the shoot, but overall, love the combination.

I think if one is looking to throw tips, the skagit system is better suited, and in that case, I purchased the Rio Skagit head with the integrated running line....that's my .02.

[Red Shed]

Thank you for the whole list of the lines ( lot of to pick trough)


From my point of view, the best is the Monic.