06-29-2011, 04:36 PM
[quote fish_or_die]Anyone ever troll fly lines out of a boat for wipers? I've been doing it at strawberry for years with success but never thought to try it for a wiper.....might be fun[/quote]
What kind of fly line are you using?
For those that might not know, as Tube Dude stated, there are tons of choices in fly lines available these days, but GENERALLY, fly lines are 90' long, with some 100' and some specialty. Now these lines don't go straight down unless you have a lot of weight on the end. Even the sinking lines have a sink rate.
So basically, if you have all your line out and are using a TYPE VII line, but you are drifting, you might hit bottom at maybe 50' or 60' depending how fast you are moving.
BUT, it is very hard to set a hook at that depth, and even worse with a floating line because you have the line on top of the water, plus what is below. You have to straighten the line to set the hook.
Trolling behind a normal boat, you might want to look more at a Mooching set up.
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What kind of fly line are you using?
For those that might not know, as Tube Dude stated, there are tons of choices in fly lines available these days, but GENERALLY, fly lines are 90' long, with some 100' and some specialty. Now these lines don't go straight down unless you have a lot of weight on the end. Even the sinking lines have a sink rate.
So basically, if you have all your line out and are using a TYPE VII line, but you are drifting, you might hit bottom at maybe 50' or 60' depending how fast you are moving.
BUT, it is very hard to set a hook at that depth, and even worse with a floating line because you have the line on top of the water, plus what is below. You have to straighten the line to set the hook.
Trolling behind a normal boat, you might want to look more at a Mooching set up.
There is a difference between fishing a fly and fly fishing[
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