03-20-2019, 05:05 AM
Quick intro- I live to fish. I love all types and methods. I usually fish the way I catch the most/biggest fish possible. Fly fishing on still water may be my favorite way to hook and land a fish and my most memorable fishing outings are on Henry’s lake getting schooled by the old boys out there. Okay, that said, one of the things I love about fly fishing is the game of figuring it out. I’ve been researching fishing on Pyramid lake and all the history and tradition that goes with it. I think I’ve got it all dialed in, except for the line. Kind of hit a wall there. It appears they use a “shooting head”. I can’t figure out exactly what this is. It seems like these are almost a make it work by putting a heavy 30’ chunk of line (even lead core line) off the end of some type of running main line. The idea being the head portion carrying 80’+ out with minimal false casts. There are really expensive changeable head lines via a welded loop to loop connection. That seems problematic hooked to a running 10lb fish ripping through your guides. If any one has experience with these or specifically the Pyramid lake style, I would be very grateful. These factory lines can push $200 and I really don’t want to experiment with the purchase or a busted trip out there with the wrong set up. Thanks in advance for any guidance you can give.
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