Abaco Bahamas report

[bhorsley]

4 mins ago, MikeFlyGuy said:

Brian,

 

May I ask what rod you were throwing the 850 grain head with? Also, is the RIO OBS WF12S7 a full sinking line, and maybe that's why it was getting deeper than the 850 with intermediate running line?

 

Thanks!

Mike

Had to think back.  I “threw” the 850 on a 12 wt.  more like getting the head out on the water and stack mend the running line 

yes the OBS Dredger gets down quick.  The head is around 550 grains and the running line is type 7.  To me it is bear to cast due the small running line.   My wife can cast it much better than me.  
I have another rig on a 13 wt.  30’ of T20 and running line is T14.  It has not been tested. 
now is our best time to dredge our local rocks for grouper and red snapper.  The weather has kept to the dock since January.  
I am obsessed with slow pitch jigging so I have not pick up a fly rod to sink flies.    Now the wife loves to sink flies 

[MikeFlyGuy]

Thanks for the info.

 

The T20 with T14 running line might even get down a little bit deeper than the RiO.  `But that will depend on their respective diameters. 

 

I recently purchased some T20 trolling line (10+ IPS) and a full sink 9 IPS sinking line, both from Cortland. I plan on cutting 30 feet (600 gr) of the T20 for a shooting head and splicing it to the 9 IPS sinking line. I checked every manufacturer for their different sinking heads/lines offerings and that combination is as heavy as I will be able to attain for a full sinking line. And it should still be fairly castable with a 10 to 12 wt.

 

Now that you are back home, I hope you will have some luck fishing the depths before the warm season kicks in!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bmac]

I'm heading down to Abaco in May with a group of guys.  We've got a rental on the southeast side of the island near Cherokee Sound.  Can't wait!  

[theshadow]

14 hours ago, MikeFlyGuy said:

Thanks for the info.

 

The T20 with T14 running line might even get down a little bit deeper than the RiO.  `But that will depend on their respective diameters. 

 

I recently purchased some T20 trolling line (10+ IPS) and a full sink 9 IPS sinking line, both from Cortland. I plan on cutting 30 feet (600 gr) of the T20 for a shooting head and splicing it to the 9 IPS sinking line. I checked every manufacturer for their different sinking heads/lines offerings and that combination is as heavy as I will be able to attain for a full sinking line. And it should still be fairly castable with a 10 to 12 wt.

 

Now that you are back home, I hope you will have some luck fishing the depths before the warm season kicks in!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chuck and duck!!!!

[bhorsley]

11 mins ago, theshadow said:

Chuck and duck!!!!

no doubt