Tuna Fly Line

[flyingbass]

Quick question. When fly fishing for schoolie BFT, what kind of fly line does one want? A full sink, Int., or a floater. Any advice would be great! Also, is Orvis the only company that makes gel spun backing? Is this the same stuff as spider wire?

[Bigcat]

flyingbass,
I am using a Teeny Saltwater TS550 sinktip,and Cortland 50# Spectron backing.
I am sure others will chime in with what works for them.

[Quicksilver]

Orvis is not the only company that sells gel spun backing. Spiderwire works great, PowerPro works too, although the dye they use is not colorfast. Regarding the flyline, I think it's whatever loads the rod. With the beefy sticks you are throwing sinking lines. I had two hookups last year with a 12 weight throwing a clear intermediate line. I think the guys at First Light Anglers use full sink lines and let the fly sink through a school of feeding fish. I hope last year wasn't a total anomaly.

[AlderBrookFarm]

Check the New England Forum, there's a thread there about a new line that RIO is going to produce on a custom order and they're looking for buyers. 650gr, 59.99 and lots more info in the thread.