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Fly line sink rates

This table shows the different sinking line densities, their sinking rate and usage. It also lists a selecetion of the most common brands and places their different types of lines in the spectrum of sink rates. Read the article.

Sinking distance per second			Counting 20 will give you		Purpose	Teeny T-series	Scientific Anglers	SA Deep Water Express	Cortland	Cortland Lead Core	Airflo
"	cm	'	m	'
Neutral
	2,5	1½	½	1½	Fishing just under the surface in slow running or still water
1									Type #1 slow
Slow sinking
	5,0	3	1	3	Slowly sinking in still water or fishing under the surface in running water	Type #1 Slow					DI-2 Slow Sink
2							I
	7,5	5	1½	5	Finding middle water in still water or just sinking in running water				Type #2 Fast
3						Type #2 Fast	II				DI-3 Fast Sink
Sinking
	10,0	7	2	6	Going towards the bottom in still water, finding middle water in medium fast streams				Type #3 Extra Fast
4						Type #3 Extra Fast
	12,5	8½	2½	8	Reaching the bottom in shallow water, sinking in running water				Type #4 Super Sinker
5						Type #4 Super Sinker	III				DI-5 Super Fast Sink
Fast sinking
	15,0	10	3	10	Reaching the bottom in deeper water, sinking fast in running water
6						Type #5 Super Fast	IV		Type #5 Super Fast		DI-6 Ultra Fast Sink
	17,5	12	3½	11			V
7						Type #6 Extra Super Sinker			Type #6 Extra Super Sinker		DI-7 Ultimate Fast Sink
	20,0	13	4	12				550 grains		Kerboom Green 450 Grains
Ultra fast sinking
8										LC 13
	22,5	15	4½	13	Going really deep or fishing the bottom in fast running water			700 grains
9
	25,0	17	5	15	Going really deep fast, typically in currents in salt water or extremely fast water			850 grains
10										Kerboom Red 550 Grains

Explanations
' - feet
m - meters
" - inches
cm - centimeters

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