sink tip lines

[walker1]

Asking what some of you prefer for fishing from a boat on the bow and pounding the banks with streamers. Mine is pretty old now and I believe was a streamer express for SA?? I use a 7 wt.

So many choices now!!!

What do you guys use and likes?

[monger]

I used to use a 10-15ft sink tip with a sink rate 5 to 6.

With water levels being lower in recent years, I have switched to a type 3 sink rate and find I am not dragging up vegetation as often. I don't think you need a super fancy 

expensive line to swing streamers. Use your extra cash to buy good floating lines.

[BowLurker]

On 12/5/2025 at 2:05 PM, walker1 said:

Asking what some of you prefer for fishing from a boat on the bow and pounding the banks with streamers. Mine is pretty old now and I believe was a streamer express for SA?? I use a 7 wt.

So many choices now!!!

What do you guys use and likes?

 

On 12/11/2025 at 12:58 PM, monger said:

I used to use a 10-15ft sink tip with a sink rate 5 to 6.

With water levels being lower in recent years, I have switched to a type 3 sink rate and find I am not dragging up vegetation as often. I don't think you need a super fancy 

expensive line to swing streamers. Use your extra cash to buy good floating lines.

Of course I am a dedicated Spey caster, so drifts and 'hammering' the banks is opposite for a Scandi caster, so I take my tube flies and swing. Normally a T2. 

Fishing on down the side channel above the Sue Higgins island,wich can get accessible during runoff, I fished a 'Float' from a company with Air in its name, and swung so many during the Calgary Spring and Summewith the 1.5sec sink rate in that channel. It was weird, as soon as the season was into Spawn, I fished a T3 and caught. 

Out in the bigger water down southern Alberta (I'm a wader) I've heard of a T32 Rainbow from a boat.

Tight flies move faster, even with a sink tip. 10 - foot 12lb salmon from the company with Air, 5 feet off your favourite and yo

_M. (Oops you're off to the races too!) Merry Christmas, good luck everyone, for the upcoming Season, water water water... just the right amount! C'mon TransAlta. Let's go snow!!! 

God Bless and happy 2026.