Hi all im after a new fly line 10weight for casting pike flies any info as to a good fly line for the job will be much appreciated .

Hi try pike treck Greg sent me up some lines to try at the loch and for the price they are a good lines and cast big flies well.

Stevie

The Rio Pike Line is a superb line if you want a floater.

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Cheers guys was lookin at pike trek i get alot of stuff from there for tging my flies im after a floating and sinking line

If you want to cast large flies with the minimum of effort then the Rio Outbound Short is the line to go for imo.

Rio Fly Lines

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Royal Wulff TT Ambush

Rio outbound short perfect for pike ff.

What is the difference between a line for pike fishing and a "normal" one?

I guess its to do with the bigger flies but what attributes does a pike line need?

I'm using a Pirate inter but need to get a floater as well, I think, for varying presentation.

I would say you dont care about presentation but need to cast a large fly far away for pike. Lines with short bodies do the job well, thats why pike specialist lines often have a 9 to 11 meter long head. Rio outbound is in the same range and it is a good choice. My favorite RW TT Ambush, however, is even shorter, I believe it has a 6.5 meter long head. Get it and be surprised how easy your life become.

There is a similar thread cooking along at the moment, and out of interest it led me to measure the profile of a £3.99 mullarkeys mill end WF10F, which prior to a cortland 444 pike rocket taper jobbie was my pike line.

Interesting to see the rio outbound states a 30' head, but is by all accounts a 'short head' line ? By comparison, the £4 mill end is as follows, I have measured it with a vernier and tape measure;

Front taper ~ 2.5ft
Belly ~ 23ft
Rear taper ~ 4.5ft