Where can I find a good sinking line for pike fly fishing please ??

I can find plenty of floaters ( I have gone for Guideline Pike Series WF Floating ) hope it is an ok line

I can find a few inters ( not sure what one to get yet )

What I can't find is a fast sinker

Any help please ??

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Danny try a airflo forty plus saltwater line d7 and fast inter line cheep and good as for winter pikeing with fly clear water is the key ...but fly fishing at this time of the year for pike can be a heartbreaker for the big ones anyway.



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You have plenty of options. But, a bit of warning first. Fast sinking fly line has its use but can be a problem with certain types of flies. If you are using heavy fly, intermediate line is a better choice. However, if you are using light fly and big one with lots of resistance in water, fast sinking line is great. Also if you are fishing in a river and against a current fast sinking line is ok and can even be underguned if you are fishing against the current with big fly. Another possibility is also combination of fast sinking line and floating fly. Etc. So do not expect to solve all your problems with fast sinking line, but it is one of the most usefull lines in winter if you have deep water.

So, regarding the line itself, you actually have plenty of options. Forget about "pike lines" anything with mass in front and heavy enough shall do the trick. Teeny T series, Orvis Depth Charge, Cortland Quick Descent (don`t know if they still make this one but i use 2 of them with floating running line and it is a fine line) and anything similar shall be fine. Be carefull with saltwater lines as if they are made for warmer climate, you might have problems in winter.

All those lines are actually shooting heads firmly connected with running line. But they cast and fish like shooting heads. Do not pick them according to rod and line rating, use the 2 line classes higher line rule. It is a rule of thumb but it works fine. Just be carefull as i think RIO alreadys does this so you actually have #11 if it is designated #9. Best to check the weight of the head.

Again, do not expect that all your winter pike flyfishing problems shall be solved with fast sinking line, you will see how it works, you can play with time you let line sink, type of fly, distance of cast to cover diffrent parts of water. Of course if you have deep water. With time you shall most probably expand your arsenal with additional lines and flies if you get hooked on winter pike flyfishing.

BlueOne

snowbee are selling off their "pike" line - you have a #9 right, otherwise i would have suggested Pitsford, he does the sinking/intermediate tuple but only till #8, same with Barrio and his GT140.

Scierra do a saltwater, i.e. cold water shooting head in floating and intermediate, you can get the older ones from go-fishing.dk and trim it to your rod requirements.

If I get my kit together in time intend to do some winter pike ff on the shannon over xmas.

teeny do a musky line but that would appear to be a warm water one

you could get some fast sinking poly-leaders and add it to your floating/intermediate line - will come cheaper at the beginning

The Guideline Pike sink tip is a lovely line for controlled searching... I used it extensively last year and love using it...

Nice one lads , some good info there thanks

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One of my most useful lines is a fast sinking ( Bob Church lead preg- remember those ? ) shooting head with thick floating running line , works like a big sink tip and will fish nicely down to 15 feet or so. It has the advantage of being able to lift the fly up a bit when coming into shallow water .
Bob