Best sinking line for 6wt. bank robber

[Mike Lewis]

I have recently been fishing the new St. Croix Bank Robber – the 6 weight.

I have been throwing the Rio Outbound Short 6wt line, which fishes pretty well in my opinion. This sinks about 1.5-2 ips, and is listed as 235 grain.

For a sinking line, what would you recommend? I am thinking about the 250-grain streamer express long.

Will be fishing mostly large tailwaters.

I can’t seem to find any direct guidance anywhere.

Thanks!

[Glenn Hawkins]

I fish the 7wt Bank Robber and use the SA mastery Series Streamer Express Long (50′ head).  These lines were developed with Kelly Galloup guidence.  The 200gr should work nicely with your 6wt.

Glenn

[Rick Marcum]

Streamer Express Long is the way to go and either the 200-250 gr. is perfect.

[Adam McDowell]

Mike i have a rio 15ft 7wt if you want to try it out

[Curtis Bias]

YOu might want to give the podcast featuring Kelly from this site a listen. Mr. Galloup discusses some of his tactics and his set up for his flies. It seems like I recall that he uses a very short leader and short tippet when he uses streamers.

[Mike Lewis]

Thanks for the advice guys. Adam, I may take you up on that if you’re back in town.

[Adam McDowell]

Im in GA, give me a shout

[Zach Matthews]

I am pretty sold on these:

http://buy.scientificanglers.com/lines/mastery-fly-lines/mastery-series-streamer-express-clear-tip.html

That’s what I have wound up using for 90% of my river fishing for striped bass this summer, and I am planning on continuing with the 8 weight this fall/winter for upper Hooch brown trout.  Tactics are identical; you just use different flies.

In fairness, the taper on the Streamer Express series is pretty choppy, because it’s an integrated shooting head, but it does make for nice easy long casts.  For prettier casting I might choose a more tapered full intermediate but I don’t think anyone beats SA’s chemistry on these clear lines.  Every other kind of clear line I have ever used has delaminated or stretched off its core within a few outings; these lines have been if anything MORE durable than the average shooting line.  SA’s running line is a kind of supple but very heavy solidcore mono that can’t kink or get wonky because it doesn’t appear to have a jacket to twist around the core.  I think it’s just all one piece back there.

Zach

[Mike Anderson]

I’d test the 50′ heads out first. I cast Integrated lines 95% of the time I fish and I didn’t like them.

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