Floating or Intermediate

[ronfish]

I prefer to use a floater so I can manipulate the line and present the fly to the fish in as natural a state as possible. I can also keep the surf from controlling the line thru mending whereas with an intermediate its strip like cazy to keep control of the fly. I do use an intermediate early and late in the year when the fish are feeding really deep, but even then I would rather fish the floater with some lead core or T-14 in the leader to sink the fly faster. Just my $.02. Ron

[Pete_G]

Buy a cheaper reel and get 2 spools instead of 1 and never debate "floating or intermediate" ever again.

They both their uses. And if you ever get on a boat or kayak you're really going to want a fast sinking line too.

I always carry at least 2 spools. From shore I typically go armed with a floating line and an intermediate, from the boat I usually load up a fast sink on my spare spool as well as my intermediate. Use loop to loop connections for backing and flylines and you can tweak your line selection prior to a trip in about 5 minutes. I've had flylines munched by blues and props on several occasions, with two spools you'll also have some redundency.