Ten Foot Single Handed - best line

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scottishtrout

Discussion Starter · Jan 30, 2014

Hi all - I managed to get hold of a Mackenzie 10' No 7 line, for fishing Salmon/Sea trout in the summer for medium sized rivers - none of the Mackenzie lines seem to be the right size for the rod - wondering if anyone had any recommendations? (I'd be fishing floating with a small fly)

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Colin

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unclealec

· #2 · Jan 30, 2014

Great question Colin - thanks for posting (I take it you mean you have a 10ft Mackenzie no 7 rod?).
I am in a similar position; I expect to take delivery of a 10ft 7-8 rod kindly given by a SFF member and was wondering the very same.
I was hoping that someone could recommend an 8 weight multi-tip but not a shooting head. I could then kit out a suitable reel that I have and use the same line with the various tip options; I will be fishing medium and small rivers, mid-Ribble, that sort of size.

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· #3 · Jan 30, 2014

unclealec said:
Great question Colin - thanks for posting (I take it you mean you have a 10ft Mackenzie no 7 rod?).
I am in a similar position; I expect to take delivery of a 10ft 7-8 rod kindly given by a SFF member and was wondering the very same.
I was hoping that someone could recommend an 8 weight multi-tip but not a shooting head. I could then kit out a suitable reel that I have and use the same line with the various tip options; I will be fishing medium and small rivers, mid-Ribble, that sort of size.

I still have it Alec, and haven't forgotten - never fear! When it warms up a bit we can have a cast and see how you get on with it.

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· #4 · Jan 30, 2014

scottishtrout said:
Hi all - I managed to get hold of a Mackenzie 10' No 7 line, for fishing Salmon/Sea trout in the summer for medium sized rivers - none of the Mackenzie lines seem to be the right size for the rod - wondering if anyone had any recommendations? (I'd be fishing floating with a small fly)

Thanks

Colin

Hi Colin, it should be fairly straightforward, unless I've missed something. A 7 or 8 weight, Weight Forward, Trout line should do the trick. I would probably go for a Cortland 444. Rio probably make several options.

Unless you had something more fancy in mind, like Switch lines, multi-tips, or something else, in which case I'm no help.

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· #5 · Jan 30, 2014

Barrio lines are excellent and great value for money.

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Patrick

· #6 · Jan 30, 2014

Not sure of the spec of the Mackenzie rod but the Royal Wulff Ambush floating line is hard to beat.

http://royalwulff.com/products/ambush-fly-line/

Ambush Fly Lines - YouTube

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· #7 · Jan 30, 2014

T7 said:
Barrio lines are excellent and great value for money.

Yes, forgot about them. I'd go for a Barrio instead of a Cortland.

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scottishtrout

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jan 30, 2014

Thanks !

Thanks for the responses - great answer - I do have a Barrio No 7 so I'll use that!

The reason for the question was that I have the Mackenzie GTX 13' and matched it with a Mackenzie shooting head and (even with my rubbish casting) the line just flies out, so really just checking to make sure.

Don't think I need a S/H with a single handed rod though - different kind of fishing...

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DOON ROD

· #9 · Jan 30, 2014

Rio i-line . The heaviest size . You will not regret it .

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worktofish

· #10 · Jan 30, 2014

DOON ROD said:
Rio i-line . The heaviest size . You will not regret it .

These are the best but try and find a 15 or 17

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· #11 · Jan 30, 2014

Patrick said:
Not sure of the spec of the Mackenzie rod but the Royal Wulff Ambush floating line is hard to beat.

http://royalwulff.com/products/ambush-fly-line/

Ambush Fly Lines - YouTube

ditto

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scottishtrout

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jan 31, 2014

A further question

Hi all - thanks for the great responses - food for thought !

Before I go and blow some hard earned cash I just wondered how different (better) the iline and Ambush are from the Barrio SLX (size 7) which does seem to serve a similar purpose - designed for Single handed rods, enabling spey casts and roll casts as well as overhead, here is a description and review...

Barrio SLX Fly Lines

Thanks Colin

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tomleslie16

· #13 · Feb 19, 2014

I had this rod and fished with it lots and tried a few lines- I found the Rio Gold 8wt line the best for it!

Then if you are looking for sinkers- airflow 40+ expert 8wts

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david_phillips95

· #14 · Feb 19, 2014 (Edited)

I use a Scandi Short Versitip #4 on my 10ft #7 Loop GA. It's excellent for overhead and all types of spey casts plus you have the versatility of the tips. By far the best line I have used for single handed spey casting.

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