Fishing Reel With Line Indicator

Steelhead/Salmon and Big Browns?

Okay i have a question for ya. For a fishing tournament in Michigan you get the option of one pole, one reel and one line. I have my pole and reel figured already but can’t decide on the line. What do you think, floating or sinking. With sinking i can whip streamers around and get some descent drifts with nymphs, but with dry line i can also use an indicator to fish the hard stuff. Not to mention the fall hatch is a blast topwater. What would you take, sinking or dry if a tournament was on the line?

That’s a difficult situation, however out of the two i would have to go for a floater, because with a sinker you are limited to only a few fishing styles, as I’m sure your aware its totally possible to fish streamers with a floater, just increase the leader length and if rules allow add weight to the flies by either a lead under body, dumbbell eyes and also brass and tungsten beads.

So if it was me i would take the floater and a wide variety of long leaders in both co-polymer for dries and sub surface nymphs and fluorocarbon for any streamers that i decided to fish. One problem that i can see with using a floater is that if your fishing in strong winds and attempting to fish nymphs slowly controlling them will be hard.

TFO Deer Creek 11′ 7 Weight Switch Rod and Ross CLA Reel

Rio Indicator Weight Forward Floating Fly Line WF4F $69.90 The Rio Indicator Fly Line is all you’ll need for the specific application of casting indicator rigs with ease – whether for trout or steelhead. The Rio Indicator Fly Line has a thick diameter tip and short front taper easily turns over the largest of indicators, while the ultra long head and back taper make it very easy to mend and control the way the fly fishes at great distance. The line is man…

RIO Indicator Fly Line Weight Forward Floating Gray Dun/Bright Green The Rio Indicator Fly Line is all you’ll need for the specific application of casting indicator rigs with ease – whether for trout or steelhead. The Rio Indicator Fly Line has a thick diameter tip and short front taper easily turns over the largest of indicators, while the ultra long head and back taper make it very easy to mend and control the way the fly fishes at great distance. The line is man…