i need a line to cast weighted or wind resistant flies in a 6wt. i need to roll cast quite often.do i need a long head or medium head. i know i need a short front taper around 6-7 ft for turn over. was thinking of
rio gold 60" 5ft front taper 47ft head
rio main stream 78" 6.6ft front taper 38ft head
scientific anglers 90" 7.5ft ft 63ft head steelhead version for roll casting
any other suggestions ?
i don't fish for them in windy conditions,and i do need to fish at distance more often than not.

no suggestions ? i thought you were all experts

I use a DT. There is a new barrio outcast WF line that sounds like your spec

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thanks for the response how do you find the doubble taper helps you over a wf line? i will check out the barrio one right now,cheers for that

Darren can I ask how you are fishing for these carp as your post is a little bit confusing in that you're fishing at range but roll casting as well?

Any info on your tactics and the fly's you are using would paint a better picture, (most carp are caught off the top but you've refered to weighted fly's which suggests catching on natural imitations?

OK ill elaborate a little. i will mostly fish on the surface using dog biscuit imitations but i am trying a new pattern this year


i usually fish with a back cast but i would love to get to places with no back cast hence using the roll cast.you know how it is with distance...they start of close in then move out a as you catch more of them.so distance is usually required but not always.am i asking to much of one line ,should i carry 2 lines to cover all situations?

Darren.

If you actually tie a bare hook on and use a metal nail file or modelling flie you can file a groove into the dog biscuit or a floating pellet and superglue the back of the hook shank into the grove with the hook point sitting at 90 degrees. It may not be for the purists but it is very effective and the bait will sit naturally in the water rather than high like a imitation fly.

The key to catching carp on floaters is to loose feed pellet or biscuits into the wind/ripple to get the fish interested and looking/competing for the bait. Don't look for flat water go where the ripple is with the wind in your face. If you can get them taking off the top in the margins letting the bait drift in it can be very rewarding.

It's not for some but it is fun. Personally I use a 9ft 7 weight with a standard WF7 line. I think going into lines too deeply is to technical as you are better of using the water and wind to help you bring the fish into the bank.