Tim Pommer
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I once thought that blue flavored gatorade was the best gatorade flavor ever.
Then I tried purple and it tasted way better.
I now buy purple gatorade.
Travis –
Based on how well you’re doing over there, I’d probably stop posting the name of the water!
Because the line tapers and varies in diameter, you cant assume a uniform Grains/Foot metric. Only level lines maintain a constant grain/foot number.
Chris nailed it by saying:
Comparing head weights is one thing, but are you casting an equal length of line each time you test the different tapers?
The AFTMA Standard for line weights was developed to keep things simple. Once you start considering head weights, things get way overly complicated because 90% of anglers are not fishing the entire head but more likely within 30′ mark (hence the standard). Of the remaining 10%, only half of those are fishing distances beyond 50′. Obviously members of this board are above the average angler, but I highly doubt many of you are consistently making 50′ casts for rising fish. If you are, consider getting a bit closer to your target without scaring it and I will guarantee your catch rates go up.
Obviously, rods are getting faster which is leading to lines getting heavier – which can lead to some confusion on what to buy. However, all major line manufacturers are calling out which lines are for ‘fast-action rods’ and which are not. You’ll see things like, .5 heavy or 1.5 heavy. Shooting heads are the only lines that really need to be classified in terms of head weight because it’s the only line that anglers consistently use the entire head every time they cast (which is still only about 30′ – they shoot the rest of the line). Hence why our Streamer Express series is classified in grains and not WF #.
I work with customers every day to help decipher the best line for their new rod. Never do I give them the head weight or even the grain weight within the first 30′ because this just confuses people in the end.
