shooting Heads for Mega 15/17?

[wadecastaline]

I just finished building one of these brutes. I would surmise that it would need about 800 grains to throw? (and a popeye forearm) 700 grains maybe?

[joe e.]

I just finished building one of these brutes. I would surmise that it would need about 800 grains to throw? (and a popeye forearm) 700 grains maybe?
I have a rplxi 14-15wt and can throw a 850gr head with one backcast. The rod also will load with a 550gr head so you probably have the same options.Also have a 1150gr rio dredger in offshore bag that I am going to test drive in a few days. Was on a fly only charter once out of o.c. md and sat over a school of tuna all day in 120ft and we all got skunked, conventional anglers slayed them but we fished with our own tackle and we learned.

[riptide]

Email Sage Fly Guy and he can tell you about some custom lines he made for his 19wt Cape Fear. His email is FiveChix@aol.com

They worked very well and were fairly cheap to build.