Fly Fishing Lines
Choosing the right line is no easy task - floaters, different sinkers, WF, DT, with different head shapes and lengths ... The wrong rod-line combination for the particular river or the particular type of flies can completely ruin your outings, and the good ones ways to choose are:
- Testing lines on your rod - on gathers, fly fishing fairs or with friends' lines
- Advice from experienced colleagues who know the rod and the specific lines
Leaders
Leaders play a very important part in proper fly presentation. They should be different for different types of fishing and for different flies:
- Tapered monofilament, fluorocarbon, PVC-coated polyleaders, hand-tied or monofilament braided
- Floating or variously sinking
- With different length, thickness and construction
Tippets
Tippets are the most delicate part of the fly line and the most common cause of dropped trophy fish. It is good to be very careful with their choice to achieve the right balance where the fish are not afraid of the fiber and at the same time you have full control over them after hooking them. Tippets are also divided into:
- Monofilament, fluorocarbon or steel for pike and sea predators
- Different thickness depending on the fish sought and the flies used
Backing
An often incorrectly underestimated element. It's usually said that the backing is just a pad for the line in the reel and that's generally true...but only until you hit a big fish on a big river - that's when things change and only then does the angler think about what kind of backing is on the reel and is the knot with the line good?
- Different in thickness and strength compared to different classes
- Different in color
Floatants and Sinkets
Many types of floatants and sinkets are used in fly fishing - for the flies, for the lines, for the rods or for the reels. They are all different and almost all brands offer all of them:
- Lubricants for flies - to increase their buoyancy or make them sink faster
- Line lubricants - for cleaning and also improving buoyancy
- Rod Lubes - usually for the bushings and to keep the bends from coming out
- Lubricants for reels - for the mechanical elements
Accessories for the line
Small but sometimes important extras when you're on the river
- Line loops
- Leaders wallets
- Strike indicators
