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Floating Fly Lines

Sharkskin™ Fly Lines

Sharkskin Steelhead

Specialty Taper

Applications/Features:

  • Ideal floating line design for big water and steelhead flies
  • Long distance line control
  • Allows mending and roll casting at long distances
  • Stays supple in cold water
  • Welded streamlined loop — slick and strong — for easy connections and seamless fishing (front)

Taper characteristics:

  • Longer head for long range casting and control; turns over big flies with ease
  • Longer front taper delays turnover for better delivery at long range
  • Extended rear taper facilitates mending, pick ups and smooth casting

Line characteristics:

WF Taper Characteristics
WT TIP FRONT
TAPER
BELLY REAR
TAPER
RUNNING
LINE
HEAD
LENGTH
TOTAL
LENGTH
WF-6-F 0.5’ 6.5’ 43.5’ 15.0’ 45.0’ 65.0’ 110.0’
WF-7-F 0.5’ 7.0’ 44.0’ 15.0’ 44.0’ 66.0’ 110.0’
WF-8-F 0.5’ 7.5’ 44.5’ 15.0’ 43.0’ 67.0’ 110.0’
WF-9-F 0.5’ 8.0’ 45.0’ 15.0’ 42.0’ 68.0’ 110.0’
WF-10-F 0.5’ 8.5’ 45.5’ 15.0’ 41.0’ 69.0’ 110.0’

Core:

  • Braided multifilament nylon

Coating:

  • Sharkskin microtextured surface on specially formulated 3M PVC integrated with Advanced Shooting Technology

Color:

Optic Green
Optic Green