zoo_cougar
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I agree on the sink tip line. I just haven’t gotten around to purchasing one so I keep using the FS line. FS is fine if you are in a drift boat but it can be a real pain if you are wading. You either need to use a stripping bucket or be really attentive to the lose line that you are stripping in.
My personal favorite is a Parachute Adams with a moosehair tail which makes it more buoyant. I like the post to be Hi Vis yellow.
The title of the book is “Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout” authored by Bob Linsenmann and Kelly Galloup. The book seemed more oriented for the drift boat angler but it is still excellent.
There is also a DVD that Kelly put out with Fly Fish TV that addresses streamer fishing for the wade angler.
For line I suggest the Teeny Professional series that Kelly designed. It’s a full sinking line and it’s only 60 feet long. Kelly really stresses the lack of need to make long casts with this type of fishing. With the FS line the need to cast a weighted fly is negated.
Sheesh. I haven’t been to this site in a while.
I really like my L2 Aquastealths. I bought a pair last fall because my Chotas could no longer be held together with duct tape. ;D I liked my chotas a great deal.
My first impression of the Aquastealths was that they were a bit stiff. But after about the third trip in them they loosened up.
I like the rubber soles for fishing on the spring creeks in the upper midwest. I can get up and down the steep banks much easier than with the felt soles. The only criticism that I have of this product is that I really am not to crazy about the conventional laces. The Chotas had speed laces that you never have to worry about untying.
