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Shooting head fisher?

Published on Jun 12. 2008 - 16 years ago
Updated or edited 1 months ago

Fly lines

Shooting heads

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Martin Joergensen

I am currently working on an article on shooting lines as a supplement to our very popular shooting head article, which has been up for years, and still attracts a lot of readers.

What I need is some examples of people's use of shooting heads and running lines - the setup, the fishing, the experiences. So if you fish a shooting head on a regular basis and want to contribute your opinion about this way of fishing, please feel free to contact me on the email martin@globalflyfisher.com. Put Shooting lines as the subject.

I will then contact you directly with a few questions and incorporate it into the article.

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