AFTMA Line Standards are a weight measurement of the 1st 30-feet of the fly line (the end your leader goes onto.) These are the standards:
Weight...Size (grains.....Tolerance
1............60................54-66
2............80................74-86
3............100...............94-106
4............120...............114-126
5............140...............134-146
6............160...............152-168
7............185...............177-193
8............210...............202-218
9............240...............230-250
10...........280...............270-290
11...........330...............318-342
12...........380...............368-392
Could you use it? Maybe, depending on the rod and its stiffness, but will it be a good choice? Probably not. Why? Overloading by 3-line weights is really pushing the envelope BUT you could adapt your casting style to handle it although you won't be realizing maximum benefit from the system.
Could you cut the head back? Yeah, I suppose you could...maybe trim back a little at a time and false cast in-between until it "feels" right, but you don't want to go below about 27 feet or casting it could feel very awkward. Oh, and don't forget there's a front taper, so you can't just divide 330 grains by 30feet and get an accurate wt/foot measurement. An accurate scale is useful here.
Could you cut the 1st 30-feet and connect it to a running line as a shooting head? Probably, and perhaps the best choice of all if you decide you can't live without purchasing the 11-wt line but, then again, it requires you setting up a shooting head system.
My $0.02: pass on the purchase and keep searching for the bargains...just because the price is cheap doesn't mean its a good choice for your intended use.
Greg
Weight...Size (grains.....Tolerance
1............60................54-66
2............80................74-86
3............100...............94-106
4............120...............114-126
5............140...............134-146
6............160...............152-168
7............185...............177-193
8............210...............202-218
9............240...............230-250
10...........280...............270-290
11...........330...............318-342
12...........380...............368-392
Could you use it? Maybe, depending on the rod and its stiffness, but will it be a good choice? Probably not. Why? Overloading by 3-line weights is really pushing the envelope BUT you could adapt your casting style to handle it although you won't be realizing maximum benefit from the system.
Could you cut the head back? Yeah, I suppose you could...maybe trim back a little at a time and false cast in-between until it "feels" right, but you don't want to go below about 27 feet or casting it could feel very awkward. Oh, and don't forget there's a front taper, so you can't just divide 330 grains by 30feet and get an accurate wt/foot measurement. An accurate scale is useful here.
Could you cut the 1st 30-feet and connect it to a running line as a shooting head? Probably, and perhaps the best choice of all if you decide you can't live without purchasing the 11-wt line but, then again, it requires you setting up a shooting head system.
My $0.02: pass on the purchase and keep searching for the bargains...just because the price is cheap doesn't mean its a good choice for your intended use.
Greg
