Sinking Lines, with Josh Jenkins

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

A few weeks ago I did a podcast with Josh Jenkins of Scientific Anglers on floating fly lines. Not only was it popular, I hinted that we might do one on sinking lines, which produced a minor barrage of requests for one. So here it is. You’ll learn about how sinking lines are made, what those designations like IPS, Class V, and T-14 mean and how to use them in your fishing. You’ll also get some hints on how to pick the right sinking line for your own situations. In the Fly Box this week, we cover the following suggestions and questions: A suggestion on how to get a nice flat shape when tying nymphs A heads up about the FFI Fly-Tying Awards Why do I lose so many trout using size 22 hooks? Should I bend the hooks out a bit? Can I substitute monofilament for fine wire on my Elk Hair Caddis? How do I extend the butt section of my leader? Exactly what knots do I need? Is it OK to use flies tied for different species in other habitats? How do I catch walleye on a fly? I am legally blind and want to catch brook trout on small mountain streams? What is the best method for me? Can I use UV resin instead of head cement on smaller flies? What are the most effective colors of Dragon Tails? What sinking line is best for any given body of water?

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0:17.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide podcast this podcast is being recorded on April 18th 2019 and just a little bit later in the main part of the podcast, we're going to be talking
0:27.0	to flyline engineer, developer, designer, and expert Josh Jenkins from Scientific Anglers.
0:34.3	A few weeks ago I did a podcast on floating lines with Josh and it was so popular
0:39.4	that I got a rash of e-mails saying,
0:41.6	sinking lines, please, sinking lines please sinking lines
0:43.4	please so we're gonna do sinking lines today for all of you who had questions
0:49.6	about them and how they're made But before we get into the podcast and before we do the flybox
0:58.0	where you ask questions and I try to answer them, I want to let you know how you can send in a question.
1:05.0	You can email me at podcast at Orvis.com or you can call 362 802.
1:11.6	36. Or you can call 362 802 362 8800 and what a lot of people have been doing lately
1:19.7	instead of calling the phone line and dealing with the inconsistent audio quality
1:26.5	is they have been recording voice files on their phones and sending those via
1:31.2	email and most people did it that way in this past
1:35.8	podcast and the next one and boy they sound really good sound quality is a lot better and you'll probably be able to hear their questions better so
1:46.7	I'd encourage you to do that if you have a question
1:52.0	and now onto the flybox. The first one is from Jake from Buffalo, New York.
1:57.0	Hi, I had a question. I'm not sure you can answer or not, but I will ask anyway. I currently have an eight weight to use for Steelhead in 18 Mile
2:05.8	Creek north of me. Just a five minute walk from my house. I would love to put a sink tip
2:11.4	leader on my floating line to get my flies down faster.
2:14.6	I can't find much information online.
2:16.8	What line weight, inches per second, etc. is best for any given body of water.
2:21.9	Thanks for the podcast.
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