Line companies that make 6 wt saltwater lines

[btpeck14]

This line works well on my TFO A2x 6wt.  But I agree with everyone else, "freshwater" vs "saltwater" designation doesn't matter.  Find a line that works for your fishing style and go with it.

 

https://www.orvis.com/hydros-cold-water-intermediate-/2ZJ9.html

[formula1]

There is a difference between SW and FW lines, the FW lines area bit less dense because freshwater is less dense than saltwater so you need a bit more flotation to get the lines to ride as high in the water. I've noticed that my SW lines ride lower in freshwater when I use them in lakes. 

[Stonefish]

I fish a 6 wt 99% of the time as it is the perfect rod weight for most of the fish I encounter on my local waters.

Lines I've used based on how I want to fish and where.

Rio OBS Floater & Full Intermediate

Rio Coastal Quickshooter

SA Sonar Titan Full Intermediate, I/2/3 and I/3/5

Airflo Beach Line

Airflo Streamer Float

Airflo 40+ Fast Intermediate, Type 3 & 5

Cortland Full Intermediate and  Compact Type 3

Barrio Full intermediate

For my own fishing, I prefer lines in the 210-235 gr weight. The longer heads I find more enjoyable to cast. We do a lot of blind casting, especially for beach coho so lines that require minimal backcasts are preferable.

SF

 

[slip n slide]

On 3/21/2023 at 0:00 PM, Stonefish said:

I fish a 6 wt 99% of the time as it is the perfect rod weight for most of the fish I encounter on my local waters.

Lines I've used based on how I want to fish and where.

Rio OBS Floater & Full Intermediate

Rio Coastal Quickshooter

SA Sonar Titan Full Intermediate, I/2/3 and I/3/5

Airflo Beach Line

Airflo Streamer Float

Airflo 40+ Fast Intermediate, Type 3 & 5

Cortland Full Intermediate and  Compact Type 3

Barrio Full intermediate

For my own fishing, I prefer lines in the 210-235 gr weight. The longer heads I find more enjoyable to cast. We do a lot of blind casting, especially for beach coho so lines that require minimal backcasts are preferable.

SF

 

I like long heads for situations where there's a lot of rollcasting,short heads for long casts or lots of casting as they are less effort...

 

[charliestriper]

 

Albacized, my take is you are a fine fisherman who catches way more albies than most, and who is very helpful to members on this forum. 
I am also guessing that you are a fine fly caster, and would have no problem keeping a 60 foot head in the air before bombing out a 100 foot cast with that 6 weight NRX.

I have been casting a 6 weight SA Amplitude Anadro line on a 6 weight Hardy Wraith, and an 8 weight SA Amplitude Anadro on my 8 weight NRX, even though the Anadro is a freshwater line.

This line has a very short front taper, a constant diameter 30 foot diameter belly, and a very gradual 30 foot taper into the running line. It is rated for cold and medium water temperatures.
This has the same taper as the SA Infinity Salt that is a great fly line for tropical conditions. The Anadro is 1 1/2 line sizes heavy, so the 6 weight has a 200 gr weight at the 30 foot AFTMA standard. 
But what is great is how easy it is to shoot line in a couple of false casts to get the full head out before shooting the whole line, wind permitting. But even with a stiff breeze, having close to 350 grains out with the whole head before shooting insures decent distance.

Carey Greene did an epic review of saltwater lines for the Northeast (starting on 5/22/22 and stretching 21 pages) and noted there are no great > 40 foot head floating lines. He does give an A+ rating to the Airflow Cold Saltwater floating line. And indeed it is a very good line, just not capable of the absolute distance of the SA Anadro.

As far as fishing a freshwater line in saltwater, formula1 notes they may not float quite as well as a dedicated saltwater line, but I have not seen a problem with the Anadro.

And fishing a 6 weight, I doubt that the potentially lower core strength of a freshwater line should be a problem, as you are unlikely to land a striper of a lifetime anyway, even if it for some strange reason you stumbled into hooking one.

 

[charliestriper]

I thought I remembered a thread on saltwater floating lines fro a few years back.

 

I looked it up, and here it is: 

Favorite Striper Floating Line? Started by codyjorge, May 23, 2020
It stretches for 7 pages.

Carey Greene remembered the SA Anadro at one time was rated for mixed saltwater and fresh water applications. No one knows if the saltwater designation was dropped because of a change in line manufacture, or just that the main target audience is for anadromous fish like salmon and steelhead, where the long head makes for easier mending after long casts. Several do use this line in saltwater. 
Plenty of other info here, including warm water lines are usually fine July through September in much of striper territory.

Carey Greene also emphasized that all fly lines absorb some salt that can lead to cracking. Designated saltwater lines should be more resistant to this. But rinsing all lies after a day out is recommended, as well as periodic application of a silicone line treatment product.

 

Edited March 26 by charliestriper

[bloosfisher]

The Airflo CW  7wt.  line mentioned in the original post is 196 gr for the first 30. That rod should throw that easily.  Throws very well on my gen. 1  Helios 6 wt. 

[albacized]

On 3/23/2023 at 11:20 PM, charliestriper said:

 

Albacized, my take is you are a fine fisherman who catches way more albies than most, and who is very helpful to members on this forum. 
I am also guessing that you are a fine fly caster, and would have no problem keeping a 60 foot head in the air before bombing out a 100 foot cast with that 6 weight NRX.

I have been casting a 6 weight SA Amplitude Anadro line on a 6 weight Hardy Wraith, and an 8 weight SA Amplitude Anadro on my 8 weight NRX, even though the Anadro is a freshwater line.

This line has a very short front taper, a constant diameter 30 foot diameter belly, and a very gradual 30 foot taper into the running line. It is rated for cold and medium water temperatures.
This has the same taper as the SA Infinity Salt that is a great fly line for tropical conditions. The Anadro is 1 1/2 line sizes heavy, so the 6 weight has a 200 gr weight at the 30 foot AFTMA standard. 
But what is great is how easy it is to shoot line in a couple of false casts to get the full head out before shooting the whole line, wind permitting. But even with a stiff breeze, having close to 350 grains out with the whole head before shooting insures decent distance.

Carey Greene did an epic review of saltwater lines for the Northeast (starting on 5/22/22 and stretching 21 pages) and noted there are no great > 40 foot head floating lines. He does give an A+ rating to the Airflow Cold Saltwater floating line. And indeed it is a very good line, just not capable of the absolute distance of the SA Anadro.

As far as fishing a freshwater line in saltwater, formula1 notes they may not float quite as well as a dedicated saltwater line, but I have not seen a problem with the Anadro.

And fishing a 6 weight, I doubt that the potentially lower core strength of a freshwater line should be a problem, as you are unlikely to land a striper of a lifetime anyway, even if it for some strange reason you stumbled into hooking one.

 

Appreciate that - but I can assure you, I'm intermediate at best when it comes to casting. But I'm glad to see an actual grain number. Because while we're primarily discussing the floating line, a 200 grain line is what I was looking at for the second reel that'll have the sinking line. I'll check out the SA line