Hi guy's/gals, I am about to buy some 6th sense lines I use 10'-7# rods, What i need to know is should I buy 6-7# or 7-8# lines.
I am a proficient caster.

Jim

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Jim, I asked the same question of Sportfish, in respect of my Fenwick 9' 6" 7 weight rod and buying Airflo 6th sense "glass" lines. The instant answer from the Sportfish guy was "go with the 6-7", I did, and my rod casts these very well. I am a competent journeyman flyfisher

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Hi Jim , i am somewhat suprised to see you ask such a question
The reason i say this is because you seem to me to be a man who really knows his stuff ( and a very helpful man at that ) I know that you will know what your rods are like , do they need a heavier line to load them ?? If not (and i am guessing here ) dont you go for the lightest line you can ???

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Cheers Danny

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I use 7/8 on my Platinum XD and they cast very well, the Pirate is possible the man to answer this.

I use 7/8 on my Hardy Swift mk2 and my Loop Opti before that.

Cheers Diarmid.

Second the good shout for pitsfordpirate bought my first line last Fri arrived Mon and asked for advice today he could have sold me a expensive line but did not and post free and recorded great service

Nupppee

Jim,for what its worth,I feel that my 6/7 SS fast inter,errs a wee bit on the light side.It doesnt load my rods( Enigma EMG #6 and Greyflex M2 6/7) the way the Delta fast glass does.

You are correct,In that i would tend to go for the lighter ,but I have been caught out by Airflo lines in the past, Being over/underweight,But mostly over.I know many use the slow /fast inters on here so thought I could save myself some grief/money.The rods I use can easily handle 1 line# o/size without any problem.And I use this regularly when I am roll casting/space is tight. but I would rather get the correct rating.

Jim

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I use the 7/8 sinkers on my 10' 7-wt Sage XP and my 10' 8-wt G-Tec. Both cast them fine. However, I'd have to say that while the Sage throws them a prodigious distance, they do 'feel' heavy on that rod.
All my floaters and sink tips are 7-wt. If I expect to be fishing small flies up in the water I set up the XP, if I expect to be pulling lures I set up the G-Tec.

ok i see exactly where you are coming from now .. ask away my good man

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Cheers Danny

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