Anyone used “Outbound WF 10F/I”? Can buy some for a good price but was not sure if this would be a good nearshore line for a heavy actoin 10wt?
A bit of a “loaded” question. Just like hamburgers, people like things their own way. For one particular person with a particular rod, they might want a line up a weight or two to make the mechanics of that rod work out for their stroke. Someone else with that same rod might want it dead on. On top of that, one rod manufacturer’s line rating isn’t on par with another. Some of the older rio lines also were a little screwy with line designations and you had to go by head grain weight (I think this was mainly for shooting heads but I can’t remember).
So… What I would say is that if you can get it for a good price and you think you want a sink tip line then go for it. If it turns out not to fit your casting stroke for that particular rod then bench it for another time. Do remember to try it on another rod as you might be surprised how that “dud line” woke up on a different rod.
That line is recomended for throwing the new Pole Dancer. It’s a heavy top water fly that walks the dog.
The outbound isn’t limited to the pole dancer, which is a badass fly, its great for all bulky and heavy flies but takes some time to get used to. It will overload a slower action rod but with adequate backbone, you can cast 100 ft with one back cast. I know they make outbound and outbound short, but i wish they would make an outbound long with like a 50 ft head and 100 feet of runnin line. the outbound casts best if you keep the fat 37 ft. head inside the rod tip but for longer casts i’d like to be able to get atleast 50 ft outside of the rod tip before i shoot out the running line. Perhaps others agree and lets email Rio for outbound long
All of the Rio lines a quality stuff… depends on what you’re looking for in a fly line, the OB Series is made to shoot big flies on fast heavy action rods!!! Definately not a finess set up but you can really reach out and punch one a long way in the blow!