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Sharkskin™ Fly Lines

Ultimate Trout Taper Sharkskin Series

Sharkskin’s Ultimate Trout fuses our best taper features in one single line

Applications/Features:

  • Sharkskin technology for the ultimate in casting and floatation
  • Delicate and accurate
  • Welded streamlined loop — slick and strong — for easy connections and seamless fishing (front)

WF taper characteristics:

  • Longer head for optimum combination of distance and control
  • Long front taper for smooth delivery at any range
  • Works like a DT in close, excels at distance, too
  • Excellent for roll casting, mending and long pick-ups

Line Characteristics:

  • Note: Line not shown to scale
Line Characteristics
WT FRONT
TIP
FRONT
TAPER
REAR
BELLY
REAR
BELLY
RUNNING
TAPER
HEAD
LINE
TOTAL
LENGTH
LENGTH
WF-3-F 0.5’ 6’ 15.0’ 14.0’ 10.0’ 55.0’ 45.0’ 100.0’
WF-4-F 0.5’ 7’ 15.5’ 14.5’ 11.0’ 52.0’ 48.0’ 100.0’
WF-5-F 0.5’ 8’ 16.0’ 15.0’ 12.0’ 49.0’ 51.0’ 100.0’
WF-6-F 0.5’ 9’ 16.5’ 15.5’ 13.0’ 46.0’ 54.0’ 100.0’
WF-7-F 0.5’ 10’ 17.0’ 16.0’ 14.0’ 43.0’ 57.0’ 100.0’
WF-8-F 0.5’ 11’ 17.5’ 16.5’ 15.0’ 40.0’ 60.0’ 100.0’

DT taper characteristics:

  • Two stage front taper for strong and smooth presentations
DT Taper
WT TIP FRONT
TAPER 2
FRONT
TAPER 1
BELLY FRONT
TAPER 1
FRONT
TAPER 2
TIP TOTAL
3 0.5’ 1.6’ 3.2’ 90.0’ 1.6’ 3.2’ 0.5’ 100.0’
4 0.5’ 1.8’ 3.7’ 88.5’ 1.8’ 3.7’ 0.5’ 100.0’
5 0.5’ 2.1’ 4.2’ 87.0’ 2.1’ 4.2’ 0.5’ 100.0’
6 0.5’ 2.3’ 4.7’ 85.5’ 2.3’ 4.7’ 0.5’ 100.0’

Core:

  • Braided multifilament

Coating:

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

Colors:

Blue Heron (Gray Blue) Chartreuse
Blue Heron (Gray Blue) Chartreuse