SA's Customizable Sinking-Head Line

Plus, Scott's G2 rod; Simms' waterproof shirt; and a do-it-all vest jacket

I'm fortunate that I get to fish some diverse waters, even here in my home state of North Carolina. And I'll be first in line to fish on top when there's a good hatch going. But when surface action is off--and face it, that's most of the time--I'll put on a sinking-head line in a heartbeat. Most of us do, or would like to. The problem for many is that a sinking-head line is just as expensive as a floater. And while many fly shops have floating lines you can test-cast, rarely do they have demo sinking lines available, or a suitable place to test them. Read more – offline – from the current issue; subscribe to FRR.