Originally Posted by
Bill Kiene semi-retired
For ~20 years those semi-clear medium sinking full weight forward lines have been the best selling sinking line for stillwater.
Rio, Cortland, Orvis, Scientific Angler Master and Airflo all make them.
They are usually rated in inches per second sink rates.
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30-50 years ago the top selling stillwater sinking line was a weight forward full sinking type 2 medium sink line.......
The most popular brand and size and type where: Scientific Angler WF6S Wet Cell II or Cortland WF6S type 2
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Serious stillwater Commandos might have 2 to 4 complete outfits full rigged in the boats.
9' rods in 5 and 6 weights are the top sellers with 4 in third for stillwater.
1) dry fly floater
2) indo floater
3) true Intermediate slow sink = 1/2 IPS
4) clear medium sink = 2 IPS
5) fast sinking full weight forward line = 3-6 IPS
Sink-tip are used in stillwater but not as a rule by the masses.
Hal Janssen, Brian Chan and Phil Rowley have a written about Stillwater fly fishing in depth.
They have videos, books and articles on the subject.
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