Thought about them quite a few times but the cost was crazy

 

Nextcast lines.

Had a go with one on a 12' 6" Zenith and it really flew. The owner of the set up was intent on replacing all of his lines with Nextcast. He is a Norwegian and they know a bit about salmon fishing.
Colin.

 

Had a go with one on a 12' 6" Zenith and it really flew. The owner of the set up was intent on replacing all of his lines with Nextcast. He is a Norwegian and they know a bit about salmon fishing.
Colin.

Lol what all Norwegians?

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I fish mainly with the Nextcast Salar finder they are really excellent et very popular in Norway but yes they are expensive.

 

I have several SalarFinder 45 heads and they cast and fish very well......as others have said though, they aren't that cheap!
When matched to the rod correctly and with an appropriately weighted tip, they fly out and good distance can be achieved.
Speypages has quite a bit of information on various Nextcast lines, and recommended line weights for different rods can be found by searching through the various threads.
I purchased my heads from a shop in Sweden, but they do seem to sell fairly quickly.
Sean

 

I am using a couple of WA45 heads and they are flying out like hell. I also do have a Speyline, one of the best I have ever had but unfortunately not offered anymore by Nextcast.
I'll have to admit that the prices are crazy.
So if you don't want to spend a furtune. A Rage head gets about 90 % of the performance but only costs half the price of a nextcast head at maximum.
Icelander05

 

Yes tried them all,They are good lines but dont offer anything over and above the performance of cheaper made lines like gaelforce, ariflo or guideline, its a small company so you pay small companie prices, if you want a multi tip the gaelforce one is great

 

Second that. Nextcast, Gaelforce, Salmologic, Ballistic and some other brands are made by RIO so it's actually the same technology and the rest is up to the line profile.
I've heard Nexcast justifies their prices with exceptional quality control as RIO accuracy on weights and lengths of their lines is not always there which I've happened to prove myself way too often (with deviation in weight up to 10%, and difference in length by 2.5 feet off the nominal).

 

In the States the Nextcast line prices are in line with all the other lines. The Gaelforce lines here are almost double the domestic lines. Airflow makes lines in both countries so they are more economical in both countries. I'm guessing the big price difference is due to shipping and some sort of tariff or duty between the two countries.

 

I really like the performance of the Nextcast FF70's and FF55's These are my fovorite floating lines when I'm fishing some of our bigger rivers out in the western United States such as the Clearwater. The shortest Nextcast line I've used is the FF45 which was great as well when fishing smaller, tighter waters. I have not had a chance to fish with the shorter floating/sinking combo lines yet, but I have a friend that speaks highly about the Nextcast Coastal model. Here in the states the Nextcast lines are not cheap but not that bad.

 

Is Nextcast too expensive ?
To my knowledge - many har begun using them and find them better than anything else.
They are only a bit more expensive that Galeforce and Rio lines.

I personally think that Nextcast, Rio Versitip and Galeforce multitips are comparable it is more a personal preference.
Pricewise in DK Nextcast will cost approx. 175 £ (head + 3 tips) - Guidelines new multihead+3 tips 150 £ - Rio Versitip 145 £ - Galeforce 115 £
So it seems that they are expensive - and more expensive that the others... I personally think that the 25 £ they cost more will be okay too me if I want to try them. My wallet keep saying....buy Galeforce ;-)

Cost/price is a strange thing...
I understand why people will pay more to try/use Nextcast lines (which seem to have made a difference to many users !) - but I do not understand
why people will pay the prices on Tweed ! 700 £/day in September on a beat that avg. produce 30/salmon/month - that is 1/day which means 6-7 for the week. So = 2850 £ for the fishing and if the statistic hold - 3-4 fish to the rod.
If there are (many) people willing to pay that kind of money (and even much more later on when the catches/rod is higher) I see no problems for Nextcast selling their lines.....

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Had an original long head Authority full spey line. Used it with a Burkheimer 15'6" rod. I sold both as the outfit was too much for my shoulders and elbows. But Scot Mckenzie tried it and was casting amazing distances. For me with my lack of strength the line was tailing-down - no way could I get it to land properly - the fault was mine. A member here has that line and I hope that he can handle it better than I did!

Having googled the newer s/h lines I had a zero result for UK sources for Nextcast, though Tim at Tweedside sells Nextcast lines, and may have these heads in stock by now.