George Cook is the Northwest rep for Sage, Redington and Rio. He’s done a boatload of fishing over the years using sinktips (especially on the Kanektok and the Dean), and today he stops by our blog in video format to chat us up about sinktips.
Here’s what he covers:
- Sink rate and the ‘type’ system for standard length tips
- Standard length vs. custom cut tips
- Recommendations on which tips to cut
- How he attaches loops to his tips
Here’s George!
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After preparing my quiver of sink tips, will I need to cut some of my WF-F line to off set the extra weight on the line and reduce bulky ness?
Re: sink tips ..
When to use 10′ and when to use 15′ sink tips ?
Hey Manfred,
That’s a great question, one in which there is a lot of ‘theory’ behind. There’s a lot of debate when attempting to get your fly down to a certain depth at whether a longer/lighter sink tip or a shorter/heavier sink tip is the way to go. However, in our opinion a lot of it has to do with the structure of the river bottom. For example, if you’re fishing a run with a sharp/deep drop off, than a shorter/heavier sink tip is probably best to get your fly in the ‘bucket’ as fast as possible. However, if you’re fishing a more gradual/uniform run, a longer/lighter tip (like a 15 footer) can be better to keep your fly at a similar depth for a longer period of time throughout the swing.
On the other hand, some anglers prefer to fish sink tip systems that remain at 10 feet, but change varying ratios of floating/sinking material (See MOW Tips). That way, because the sink tip length stays the same, the casting stroke never changes.
Hope that helps Manfred, best of luck out there!