7 and 8 weight intermediate fly lines

[TimMurphy]

Dear Board,

Let me start by saying I own SA Titan intermediate tip fly lines in 7 and 8 weight already. I hate them for moving water because the tip sinks far too fast to fish them effectively in rivers unless you are dredging a 6+ plus deep hole. In 3 or 4 feet off water the tip sinks far too fast to not get stuck on every obstruction that rinses up from the stream bottom unless you are stripping as fast as you can reel a spinning reel. If you are trying to get down in a lake, I'm sure they would perform better, but in a stream it's like casting a 15ft section of 1/4" vinyl coated steel cable.

I literally got snagged on 95% percent of all the casts I made yesterday for the first hour of our drift boat trip. My brother on the other hand was using a different brand intermediate sink tip line and while he got snagged on occasion, it was maybe 5 to 10% of the time. I got disgusted and switched to a spinning rod and I'm glad I did.

My brother hasn't told we what line he was using, all he said is that he threw out the Sonar Titan line that he bought. I was wondering if anyone has any lines to recommend? I was thinking of buying some cheap old Cortland 333 full intermediates if I can find them in time for our next trip. Something that sinks 2 to 3 inches per second will be much better than something that sinks 5 to 6 inches per second. Likewise, I'll take suggestions for a quality sink tip line with a slower sink rate.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

[tomgamber]

Got a clear intermediate line off orvis for 20 bucks on closeout one year. I like it in the surf.

 

[fcarp]

Surprised to hear this. Are you sure it’s an int tip? I have a Titan full int and have had no issues with it sinking too fast and it’s become one of my favorite bass lines. Same with the Titan tropical clear tip for warmer temps.

 

[Ladove]

Not to beat a dead horse, but are you sure it’s an intermediate tip? And not an intermediate running line with a faster isp sink tip? I have the Sonar Titan intermediate tip and it’s my main int. line when the water levels start to drop. But I give you a suggestion for a 2-3isp line, I’ve had good luck lately with the Cortland 10 T3. It was a short fast taper head which casts like a cannon

 

[TimMurphy]

Surprised to hear this. Are you sure it’s an int tip? I have a Titan full int and have had no issues with it sinking too fast and it’s become one of my favorite bass lines. Same with the Titan tropical clear tip for warmer temps.

Dear fcarp,

I found out the hard way that not all Titans are created equal. The awful lines are Titan Express floating with sink tips, actually I have 2 of them in 7 and 8 weight. They sink like dog chain. I called Precision Fly in Mt Holly Springs PA this morning and asked if they had any slow sink tips in stock. I picked up Titan Floating Intermediate tip lines in 7 and 8 today. They are 1-2 ips sink rate vs 5-6 ips.

I'll keep the Titan Express lines for lakes, but the new lines I bought will work fine for river floats. As a plus they were 20% off today too! Precision Fly is a nice store!

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂