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I wanted an integrated line for still water where I like to strip all the way back to just about the tippet connection. So I picked up one of these lines in 270gr for my 3wt Reddington Hydrogen trout spey.
Definitely a different beast than tossing a skagit head. The back taper seems relatively long. In little to no wind it really felt great to toss soft hackles with a 10' intermediate poly leader; it had almost an 'elegant' feel and look to it. I think this would do justice to a dry fly presentation as well. I threw on a 5' fast sink poly leader, and tossing a #8 unweighted maribou streamer was very doable, even with a bit of wind.
As an added bonus, this line casts overhead really well.
Overall, I'm really pleased with the way this feels and works on my hydro. I won't be tossing sculpzilla with it, but that's what the skagit heads are for.
Definitely a different beast than tossing a skagit head. The back taper seems relatively long. In little to no wind it really felt great to toss soft hackles with a 10' intermediate poly leader; it had almost an 'elegant' feel and look to it. I think this would do justice to a dry fly presentation as well. I threw on a 5' fast sink poly leader, and tossing a #8 unweighted maribou streamer was very doable, even with a bit of wind.
As an added bonus, this line casts overhead really well.
Overall, I'm really pleased with the way this feels and works on my hydro. I won't be tossing sculpzilla with it, but that's what the skagit heads are for.