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Post by blackbob on Apr 18, 2007 15:31:58 GMT -1
Thanks Paul
Good article but it's the one thing it doesn't mention!..I may be missing something though?.
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Post by Paul Dunstan on Apr 18, 2007 15:58:07 GMT -1
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Post by blackbob on Apr 18, 2007 17:12:10 GMT -1
Thanks Paul
Pros and cons with SHs...considering the Denmark trip and my lack of experience,would I be better off using a weight forward?.
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Post by Paul Dunstan on Apr 18, 2007 19:36:58 GMT -1
Possibly!
The benefits of the shooting head system are primarily gaining distance - if you're an able caster who can double haul with a shooting head properly 'fitted' to your rod you can reach long distances with the minimum of effort and the maximum of effeciency. Even if double hauling is asking a lot - a single haul will increase you ability to shoot line.
Also, if you use a 'loop to loop' connection, it's possible to carry a range of heads of different densities and quickly change heads to suit conditions - no need for lots of expensive full lines and spare spools!
Downsides? Running line management - you'll need a line try and quality, stretched shooting line - you will get shooting line tangles. It's also not as 'nice' an experience fishing a shooting head as a full line. The way it feels on the retrieve and even with the best joining arrangement - the way it feels as the head comes back through the rings.
I'd suggest that if you intend to use a 'head' in Denmark you get plenty of practise first - otherwise you might be better off with one of the more 'extreme' weight forwards. Some of the advertised 'distance' casting lines have 'long heads' - great if you have the ability / technique that enables you to hold a 'long belly' in the air and maintain / generate the line speed necessary to shoot another 30ft - I'm thinking here of lines like the Scientific Anglers XXD (belly 31.4ft). The majority of 'normal' casters would probably be better able to generate line speed with a line with a shorter head such as a Snowbee XS (belly 23ft).
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