More time I spend with the cheapo lines I bought, the less I like them (too heavy).
What have Oceana 9/10 users found to work well?
What have Oceana 9/10 users found to work well?
Mine's 33' but Rajeff will swap it for a 35 footer when they finally arrive. Yes the running line is very nice.juro said:I'm not sure if any changes since the atlantis but the 9/10 delivers the extra distance best while whispering the 'lead before speed' mantra. The finish is important with that match-up (10wt outbound) where the upper arm should maintain the path of acceleration into the release and the bottom hand should honor that as it comes upward to the armpit.
Did you measure the head length on that 40+? Quite a running line eh?
Unfortunately, previous bouts with rotator cuff tendenitis precludes any sort of power stroke that requires lots of top hand push. The side benefit has been the development of a low effort, bottom hand oriented stroke that works OK. My LeCie 9/10 needs a "drift 'n' drag" stroke to get it working well and I'll try this evening to see if that'll make a difference on the Oceana.juro said:In addition to line the rod action and your casting stroke are variables of equal or more influence. However depending on the person and situation sometimes one is easier than the other to change.
IMHO the most adaptive and potentially beneficial is flexibility in your casting stroke. Cheaper too
That's where I'm leaning as well -- an AFTMA 10 wt. single hander line. My 10 wt. floater SH line worked best on it last night with the 10 wt. Airflo SHs being next best.SSPey said:I spent a little time using that rod with an Airflo coldwater clear single hand 10 wt line (38' head) - it loaded and fished well - though the running line wasn't nearly as slick as the polyshoot XT.
Good to know -- I was beginning to wonder about the accuracy of the "labeling error" claim.sean said:The rods are 9/10 and not 8/9s. It was a labeling error and I have compared the new oceana to my atlantis version and they are the same. It is more than likely the bottom hand pull as you are putting too much energy into it so those lighter lines will serve you well.
Well, that's always been the difference between those who toss massive grainage with a slowly accelerated stroke vs. those who use low grainage with rapid acceleration. It's the same force being used to load the rod, just a different mix of mass and acceleration. The advantage here for high weights is that it works nicely with great big clousers.sean said:Like I said I use a 600 grain line with about 5 feet pulled in so I am probably aeralizing 500 and change. It is effortless and I barely have to do a forward cast to shoot the whole thing. Plus it spey casts pretty well with the whole head outside the guides which is a supreme advantage in the surf.
I found the Outbound to be very nice on it at the Salmon River clave but that was with no wind and no fly. I'll have to spend some time with one before I spend anymore money on lines for this rod.sean said:If you really want the best overhead lines they are the outbounds. Maybe Juro will let you try his out on the cape.
-sean
Peter,peter-s-c said:Unfortunately, previous bouts with rotator cuff tendenitis precludes any sort of power stroke that requires lots of top hand push.
You read that backwards, I was agreeing with you that high grain weights work best with big clousers.sean said:I am not understanding the big clousers are able to be thrown better with an underhand stroke. I can throw anything I want on these setup as long as the leader is tuned for it. 600 grains has that effect
Sounds super -- and I thought we had a fantastic trip last season. Can't wait.sean said:BTW there are already fish all over the cape and from what I saw yesterday the big residents are starting to show. Your yearly cape trip is going to be a good one.
-sean
Oops my bad. I apologize. More coffee needed...You read that backwards, I was agreeing with you that high grain weights work best with big clousers.