Here is a video of a 5wt launching a commando head. I'm using the OPST Lazar Line as a running line.
Hickories will bite right under the surface so a sink line isn't always needed. We got plenty of them on the surface behind the boat next to the outboard last spring while forming a D loop to launch the line.
If your leader is rod length and you cast upstream you will get your fly into the strike zone as it drifts downstream.
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--My personal opinions:1. Yep, just a few feet off the end of your tip.2. Depending on where you are fishing, I would start with T-14. Some of the deeper areas near fletchers would be better served with more.3. I am not sure why you would want to use a Skagit line with a floating tip if you are going to use a single hander. To me, the advantage of Skagit heads is their ability to throw heavy tips. Might as well just use a floating line.Honestly, aside from the ease of changing tips, I am not sure why would want to use a Skagit head on a single hander.
On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-5, Barracuda wrote:Rob,Thanks for the info. Never having fished anything but standard single-handed fly lines, I have a couple of follow-up questions, if you don't mind.1. I assume I would need running line + Skagit head + tip. If I'm using a sinking tip, would I then just add maybe a few feet of fluoro as a leader or do I need something more than this?2. To get deep enough to reach shad how heavy (or fast-sinking) does your tip have to be?Oh and one more: if you're smallmouth fishing on the Potomac, would it be worth trying these Skagit heads with a floating tip?Best,Mark O. (Barracuda on TPFR)On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Rob Snowhite <r...@robsnowhite.com> wrote:--Opstskagit has them. There is a page that tells you what line for what rod. Call them and tell them your make and model. Iwill be fishing Skagit heads on 5wt rods for shad next spring.- the banks of the Chagrin
Sent from my iPhoneI gather there are now at least a couple of options for those who want to fish a Skagit line on a one-handed fly rod. Adding a variety of tips should allow you to cover much (most?) of the water column. Has anyone tried using these yet? Do you think they make sense in fishing to Potomac for stripers, smallmouth, or other species?--
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