choosing a 9wt line?

[evergrnstatefly]

I am in teh process of piecing together my saltwater/salmon setup. Rod coming from Florida, Reel coming from Maryland etc...and now to the choice of line. I will be fishing Saltwater for Rockfish, Salmon Pacific species mainly.

To all of you veteran saltwater fly casters, which type of line would be a good overall line...if one somewhat of a budget and without an extra spool to switch out..just yet.?

I am thinking...most of the fishing is done...on BIG rivers and the Sound..so a floating line, with a 5-10' sink tip would be ok....
or should I go for a full sinking line?

again, this rod will be specifically..for big rivers and Saltwater shore casting, for Salmon, Rockfish and Steelhead in the winters.

anythoughts would be much appreciated..

Tight Lines...
Evergrn

[nwflyfisher]

For the type of fishing you described, you can't go wrong by choosing a multi-tip line. More expensive than a single type of line at $50+, it offers the greatest flexibility for salmon in the salt, salmon in the rivers and steelhead. Your least expensive alternative would be the Cabelas Prestige Multi-tip at $90. This line gives you 4 options: a floating tip, an intermediate tip, a tip that sinks at 3ips and a tip that sinks at 6.5ips. It covers all the bases here in Washington.

Have you considered asking these questions at www.washingtonflyfishing.com? Some 1800 fly fishers from the Evergreen state participate there. If nothing else, visit the site and search through the archives for answers to your questions.

[evergrnstatefly]

Thanks NW FlyFIsher
I appreciate your thoughts.
New to the "big" rod fly fishing...9+ wt rods.....
I will definately check out the Washington site...seems we are the only folks out west here on this site, but soo many great fly fishers and much information..I am online all the time learning.
Thanks again

P.

[Quicksilver]

You might want to think about using shooting heads. I think they are often used for Steehead on the western rivers. They are very easy to cast, and you won't need extra spools for your reel.