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Mr. Sandman · 01-25-2012, 07:06 AM

Thanks. I now have a dedicated rod/reel with the fastest sinking line I could find just for this kind of fishing. (They called it a dredge line) It doesn't cast great but is sinks pretty fast. (which is fine, casting performance can be sacrificed since I will be drifting) I normally keep a flyrod on the boat that has a intermediate, saltwater taper, relatively easy to cast and gets the job done. But this is the second time now where I knew the bigger fish were thick on the bottom and I could not get down to them. (I did with a jig however on a spinning rod) I was catching fish on the fly but they were smaller fish near the surface or down a few feet.
I will bring some normal flys and clouwsers with me is too but I want to cover the full range and have something that would sink like a rock. This has been in the back of my mind now for a while.

I agree the action will be odd and it will dip at the very end of the line. But I am hoping the boatspeed drift will compensate a little for that. Also, a lot of times I am seeking big bluefish which are not that finicky you just have to get it down to them.

I was also thinking that instead of using this lead weighed hook that I might attach a length of lead-core line at the end to aid the sinking and give a more natural action when looking for bass deep. Have you ever done this?

01-25-2012, 07:06 AM	#9
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	Thanks. I now have a dedicated rod/reel with the fastest sinking line I could find just for this kind of fishing. (They called it a dredge line) It doesn't cast great but is sinks pretty fast. (which is fine, casting performance can be sacrificed since I will be drifting) I normally keep a flyrod on the boat that has a intermediate, saltwater taper, relatively easy to cast and gets the job done. But this is the second time now where I knew the bigger fish were thick on the bottom and I could not get down to them. (I did with a jig however on a spinning rod) I was catching fish on the fly but they were smaller fish near the surface or down a few feet. I will bring some normal flys and clouwsers with me is too but I want to cover the full range and have something that would sink like a rock. This has been in the back of my mind now for a while. I agree the action will be odd and it will dip at the very end of the line. But I am hoping the boatspeed drift will compensate a little for that. Also, a lot of times I am seeking big bluefish which are not that finicky you just have to get it down to them. I was also thinking that instead of using this lead weighed hook that I might attach a length of lead-core line at the end to aid the sinking and give a more natural action when looking for bass deep. Have you ever done this?