walker1 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 For those that use this, is the noise going through the guides to annoying?????? I know the benefits, and need a new floater soon. Old standby GPX or Sharkskin? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 guess it depends how easily annoyed you get.. its completely manageable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crogg Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I own both, and they're both great but I think GPX is better bang for buck. SA claims that Sharkskin will last longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker1 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 go give it a test cast n see if u like the noise dude...gpx all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker1 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 I was leaning GPX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker1 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 No Sharkskin for me. GPX again and happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I got a bad case of blood poisoning and ended up in the ER because of Sharkskin, never again will I use this *hit. It's noisy and if you spend a few days on the water stripping it or just regular casting it will wear a hole in your finger and who knows what will come of it. I know what happened to me and it wasn't nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beedhead Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I got a bad case of blood poisoning and ended up in the ER because of Sharkskin For real???... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rickleblanc Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 skibum, imagine what the saltwater Sharkskin would be like. I haven't tried it, but I'm guessing more painful. On the bright side, the salt might keep the wound clean as it cuts you. Worst fly fishing innovation, ever. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harps Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I like my sharkskin and I have dainty office fingers. I get sick looking at the Bow though... (Is the Sharkskin worth the price difference, I doubt it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I've been using the Sharkskin running line on one of my spey rods - lots of shooting and stripping line - and haven't had anything close to that. It can make my fingers a little raw, but that's it. Think of how many times you scrape/nick/cut your hands in a regular day of fishing (hook in the finger anyone?) then stick your hands in the water. I don't think many of us have gotten blood poisoning from that. Sounds like a unique case to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiondeathlock Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 A few of my fishing buddies use shark skin and the noise annoys the hell out of me. my two cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalcal Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I had one for a year and it got wrecked pretty fast. It floats and mends really well. I am mostly a dry fly guy so I never stripped it. The noise is no big deal, actually it was good 'cause my reel is quiet when line is going out so it was the only noise I heard as the fish were running!! I'm trying a RIO Gold now and it's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisD Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I like the "sharkskin GPX" on my Sage Flight and XP 6 weights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duanec Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 A few of my fishing buddies use shark skin and the noise annoys the hell out of me. my two cents i banned it's use aboard my ship. the karaoke singing is bad enuff already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I don't want to deter anyone from trying sharkskin, it does cast well and mends fantastically, I was super stoked on it when I got it. I just wanted folks to know what happened to me after 3 days of fishing it. I have quit the opposite to office hands and I do get many line cuts and hooks in the fingers and have never suffered much beyond the cut itself. The way the doctor explained it to me (I showed him the line I was using) was that the Sharkskin had actually burned the crease in my index finger and carried some bacteria with it to the inside of the wound. Anyone looking for a WFF 6 weight, I'm looking to unload it I've cleaned it since the infection. This is a unique situation and I can't imagine what this would have felt like in the salt, I'm glad it wasn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjorourke Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I don't want to deter anyone from trying sharkskin, it does cast well and mends fantastically, I was super stoked on it when I got it. I just wanted folks to know what happened to me after 3 days of fishing it. I have quit the opposite to office hands and I do get many line cuts and hooks in the fingers and have never suffered much beyond the cut itself. The way the doctor explained it to me (I showed him the line I was using) was that the Sharkskin had actually burned the crease in my index finger and carried some bacteria with it to the inside of the wound. Anyone looking for a WFF 6 weight, I'm looking to unload it I've cleaned it since the infection. This is a unique situation and I can't imagine what this would have felt like in the salt, I'm glad it wasn't! also I have cast both the salt and fresh versions of this line and I agree with many that it shoots and mends very well. That being said while red fishing last summer in Texas my guide told me that a whole day casting and retrieving the sharkskin line destroys your hands. Also I do not enjoy the noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanny Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Since it is getting to the winter months how have people found it in the cold weather. Coiling? Does it build up more ice with the texture of the line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STACKS Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 stay far away from the sharkskin , i bought two new sharkskin lines in the spring, the first timed i used them the first 10 ft of the line sank . i switched to rio gold . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhurt Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I know a coupl of people out there that have the sharksin and they like it but when I tried their setups the noise of the line (which seems to be a common thing) to just absoultly drive me nutty. I am a guy that likes no sound period, more a personal prefeerence then anything else. As for lines I have been trying out a couple of diffrent lines. Rio Gold is a great single fly presentation line I found that I liked to overline it. Guideline Bullet, Aswome line for throwing things into the wind very similar in my own opion to the 40+ SA Nymph Taper for throwing big heavy nymph rigs with a inndicator on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiondeathlock Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I know a coupl of people out there that have the sharksin and they like it but when I tried their setups the noise of the line (which seems to be a common thing) to just absoultly drive me nutty. I am a guy that likes no sound period, more a personal prefeerence then anything else. As for lines I have been trying out a couple of diffrent lines. Rio Gold is a great single fly presentation line I found that I liked to overline it. Guideline Bullet, Aswome line for throwing things into the wind very similar in my own opion to the 40+ SA Nymph Taper for throwing big heavy nymph rigs with a inndicator on it. I agree overlining rio gold works like a charm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rickleblanc Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I got a Sharkskin as a demo line last year, and took it fishing from shore. I was appalled at how much dirt the line picked up from the ground, but I thought I'd give it a second chance. I took it out on a lake, and for the first time ever, washed out the inside of my canoe. That line still found dirt to pick up! When I told the rep why I didn't like it, he told me that was not a problem because this line sheds dirt like no other as soon as it hits the water. My reply was that the line has to pull all that dirt through my guides first, which I think will scratch and nick the guides. He didn't have an answer for that. MrBotangles, I wonder if that had anything to do with the short life of the line. How're the guides on that rod? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonn Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Since it is getting to the winter months how have people found it in the cold weather. Coiling? Does it build up more ice with the texture of the line? I used it all winter last year, and it worked great. However it really cut up my stripping fingers. The noise wasn't to bad for me, But everyone who fished with me wanted to drown me (zing zing zing). But as soon as summer hit with more bottom growth it was impossible to keep it clean and floating. Just my 2 cents, every shop that sells it praises the $110.00 line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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