Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fly lines for shad

If you're on foot, odds are you won't have a lot of space to backcast at that part of the river, but it's basically rock by rock.  If that's the case, you'll need to roll cast, and roll casting full sink line is...well, I'm not a very good caster, so I can't do it, but I'm sure some of the more talented folks here can make it work.  At least with sink tip you might be able to get some of your line floating on the water to get enough surface tension for a decent D-loop.  It's hard because you need to cast far enough to get somewhat into the channel, but deep enough to get down to the fish.

I think class II or III is generally the accepted sinking rate for shad, either for full sink or sink tip.

If you've got a 2-hander, a lot of guys swear by spey rods for on-foot shad to better control the line without a backcast.

Good luck and have fun!

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 2:43 PM Doug Graebner <dgraebner1@gmail.com> wrote:

I'd go for sink tip if you're rockhopping, full sink has a nasty tendency to get tangled on the bottom a LOT. 

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 2:28:35 PM UTC-4 angus...@gmail.com wrote:

Just curious as to what kind of fly line is best for shad? Any particular preference between sink tip or full sink in fishing situations like rock hopping around fletchers cove?

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