Hi i have just bought a new g loomis glx distance 10ft 8wt rod for sunk line work and possibly compition casting anybody got any ideas on some good lines for distance casting?.I have an airflo 40+ expert DI5 and can throw the full line are there any better lines out there. I would be very greatfull for any advice.

You'll struggle to find a competitiion for a 10ft, 8wt.

The British Fly Casting Club's 'Have a go' scheme is for rod up to 10ft and 7wt.

The other comps are for -

9ft - 5wt
9' 6" - 7wt
T38 - 9' 10" and a shooting head 38g max, min 15m

Check it out at -

Rules | BFCC - Home Of Uk Fly Casting


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THe CLA Gamefair has an 'International Saltwater Flycasting Championship' that has no rod restriction.

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Away from casting competiions, I think you will find that a 9 to 9 1/2 foot rod is better for distance casting than a 10 footer.

I have done a lot of saltwater fly fishing in my time and when I started doing it I was advised not to go over 9 1/2 feet.

My advisers were right.

If you're after a good line for competition casting, you'll not go far wrong with a Mastery XXD line. They have a long belly so allow you hold more line up in the air without it collapsing on you.

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I watched the cla salt water distance compatition on H.C they were all using 10 ft it states that there alowed up to 12ft
CLA Saltwater Open Fly Casting Championships | Horse & Country TV website | H&C TV

yes but as the man says not with an eight line ,up to a maximum of 7 single handed rod

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Hi if you can throw the full ine out with the 40+ expert, why change? Don't fix something that aint broken mate. the 40+ lines are superb distance lines I love them.

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For years I used a 9 foot 9 weight rod for saltwater.

Using a 10 weight shooting head of about 28 feet in length I could get 45 yards with two to three false casts. This is long enough for anyone.

I took a 9 foot 9 weight low cost Cortland rod to Australia this year and using a 9 weight forward taper floating and intermediate, found it worked very well.

The CLA Saltwater Open has been won for the last two years by Ruari Costello using an ECHO 10'0" #8 Extreme Distance rod. He used a Carron "customised" Shooting Head cut out of one of their competition Salmon Heads.

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mastery expert distance 120' or rio have an offering coming next season which i have had good reports on but havent had a chance to chuck one yet.

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