Mow Tips With Other Brands???

[Ulmo]

noob question here guys, anybody using/used Rio's Mow tips with SA, Airflo or other makers heads, skagit in particular??? will i anger the spey gods by mixing things up? more importantly - would it work???...

[BBBrownie]

noob question here guys, anybody using/used Rio's Mow tips with SA, Airflo or other makers heads, skagit in particular??? will i anger the spey gods by mixing things up? more importantly - would it work???...

Yes, you can use a MOW tip in conjunction with heads manufactured by brands other than RIO. MOW is simply a series of sink tips available in differing densities(just like any other sink tip) but with different lengths of level floating line integrated so that if you want a shorter tip (example a 7.5 ft tip) there will be 4.5ft of level floating line integrated so that all the tips equal 12 ft in length. This makes it easier to cast a short tip without blowing your anchor or having some of the "hinging" effects and additional knots and loops associated with adding on cheaters. Essentially it is just a sink tip with fancy loops built in. They do work great, just a bit on the pricey side.

[Ulmo]

thanks man, its the grain weight of your head that would be the focal point, eh? start there and match your running line and tips to match i guess, really no reason a guy couldnt have SA running line, an Airflo Skagit and Rio mow tips - of course, that may b following the rabbit hole a little deep...