shooting heads

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Martin

Fly fishing - Fish Better

hi ,
I am looking for shooting head weight for sage 10ft Tcr #7 .
I saw where martin suggested 2 more than aftma rating so 9.5 to 10 meters of DT #9 should be ok? on guidelines chart it would be 9.5 to 10 meters of #10.

which would be best .save me buying wrong line ?

Niall

Hi Niall,
I think your better off weighing the shooting head and trimming it in small slices. You should try to get access to a scale as chemists use them and work vs. the AFTMA table. Once you get close to the right weight string on the head and try it.
TL
Florian

[quote:456914c79a="hares ear"]Hi Niall,
I think your better off weighing the shooting head and trimming it in small slices. You should try to get access to a scale as chemists use them and work vs. the AFTMA table. Once you get close to the right weight string on the head and try it.
TL
Florian[/quote:456914c79a]

hi florian,
Thanks for info ,I had been going by weight and it works out at 9.5m of #10 but i will try same length in #9 first

Niall

Hi Niall,
I think your better off weighing the shooting head and trimming it in small slices. You should try to get access to a scale as chemists use them and work vs. the AFTMA table. Once you get close to the right weight string on the head and try it.
TL
Florian

[quote:456914c79a="hares ear"]Hi Niall,
I think your better off weighing the shooting head and trimming it in small slices. You should try to get access to a scale as chemists use them and work vs. the AFTMA table. Once you get close to the right weight string on the head and try it.
TL
Florian[/quote:456914c79a]

hi florian,
Thanks for info ,I had been going by weight and it works out at 9.5m of #10 but i will try same length in #9 first

Niall

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