Rio 24 ft sink tip vs SA Streamer express
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Looking to launch some streamers from a drift boat with a 6 weight Sage XP. Any thoughts on the 2 lines above? 200 grain or 250 grain? Thanks
The SA Streamer Express is all I have experience with. It has a smaller dia running line then a lot of the others due to the single strand mono core. It shoots like a rocket and tangles less then the larger Braided multifilament cores IMO. For heavy tippet /bigger fish and snag rich environments I like the Braided multifilament core lines better (SA Wet Tip Express). They just seem to be tougher.
The size depends a lot on what you want to throw with it. If you like to throw big junk go with the 250. I almost guarantee you’ll love the way the SASE rockets out your guides.
Frankly I have one of each on a 7wgt XP and a 5wgt FLI and I don’t know that I could tell the difference.
I wouldnt go over 200 grains for you 6 weight.
The SA Streamer Express line is hard to beat if you’re planning on fishing out of a boat.
I have both as well. The one big difference I’ve found is that the RIO running light floats and the SA running line sinks.
Can’t speak to the Rio lines Chris, but the SA’s Wet Tip Express is around 25′ sinking tip and the Streamer Express is 30′ if I remember correctly. I think the running line colors may also be a bit different between the two series of lines. The Wet Tip Express also comes in a 150 grain line but not the Streamer Express.
Both use floating running line so it should not be sinking around your feet Rick unless its dirty or old line.
Tim’s caution about the grain weight on a 6 weight is wise. Some 6 weights would handle a 250 while others seem to labor under a 200 grain. Overloading the rod may result in rod breakage on a hard hookset with a big fish or rock. I collapsed the tip on my 10-weight with a 350 grain line hooking up a rock ledge in the lake and I didn’t think I was pulling that hard, but it was winter and I was fishing deep and with 16-pound test tippet.
Mike, I hadn’t noticed before that the core was different on the two lines, but that’s a good point if you are big game fishing.
I fish the Wet Tip Express a lot in 200-350 grain lines and have always been happy with them. They are pretty much identical to the original teeny lines–except now with the AST coatings. Great lines.
Thanks for all of the responses, the rod is an XP 9′ 6 weight that seems like I could cast a cow on the other end it is so stiff so I am leaning toward the 250 grain!
Tim,
As far as the 250 grain line goes on a 6 weight, the Rio Grand that I fish on it has a head weight at 40 ft of 230 grains and I can routinely carry much more line than that. So I thinking 250 grains would be OK. Make sense?
Chris Z
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