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Freshwater
from AIRFLO 2021 EN
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Streamer Max Shovelhead - $100 (280-330 grain)
If your fly doesn’t get down and in the zone within the first couple strips, you’re never getting in the game. But thanks to the Shovelhead’s double weight forward design, the extra heavy head puts you in the zone immediately.
23 – 78ºF
ULTRA SUPPLE
HEAD LENGTH 30’ (EXAMPLE 280 GRAINS)
TOTAL LENGTH 100’
FRONT TIP 6’ FRONT TAPER 3’ BELLY 16’ REAR TAPER 5’ RUNNING LINE 70’
Streamer Float - $90 (WF5 - WF7)
Streamer guru Kelly Galloup literally wrote the book on how to get big flies to their target and fish them productively. With a short, thick, aggressive front taper and extended body/rear taper, this line is 100% textbook-guaranteed.
HEAD LENGTH - 38.5’ (EXAMPLE WF5)
TOTAL LENGTH 90’
FRONT TAPER 4.5’ BELLY 24’ REAR TAPER 10’ RUNNING LINE 51.5’
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ULTRA SUPPLE
Streamer Max Long - $100 (WF6/7 - WF8/9)
The Streamer Max Long features a fast sinking head and intermediate running line. This, plus an extra long head, delivers big flies at distance and keeps them in the feeding zone all the way back to the boat.
HEAD LENGTH - 40’ (EXAMPLE 250 GRAINS)
TOTAL LENGTH 100’
BELLY 30’ REAR TAPER 10’ RUNNING LINE 60’
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ULTRA SUPPLE
Streamer Max Short - $100 (200 grain - 380 grain)
Going bank robbing? The Streamer Max Short is your weapon of choice. Designed for picking them off when they’re tucked up under the river’s edge, the SMS’s short, fast-sinking head, intermediate haul zone and floating running line is money.
HEAD LENGTH - 26’ (EXAMPLE WF5)
TOTAL LENGTH 100’
FRONT TAPER 17’ BELLY 5’ REAR TAPER 4’ RUNNING LINE 74’
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ULTRA SUPPLE
Freshwater
Nymph / Indicator - $90 (WF4 - WF8)
Designed specifically for huckin’ junk. The Nymph/Indicator features a unique, thick tip and aggressive front taper to help turn over even the heaviest of rigs. And its long rear taper lets you stack mends all the way to the next bend.
23 – 78ºF
ULTRA SUPPLE
HEAD LENGTH - 49.5’ (EXAMPLE WF5)
TOTAL LENGTH 90’
FRONT TAPER 3.5’ BELLY 30’ REAR TAPER 16’ RUNNING LINE 40.5’
Euro Nymph - $55
At a mere .55mm, the Euro Nymph combines suppleness with incredibly low stretch. This, combined with its hi-viz orange tip will ensure you see, feel and react if a fish as much as farts on your fly. The Euro Nymph is FIPS compliant.
TOTAL LENGTH 82.5’
HI-VIS TIP 4’ LINE 78.5’
40 – 86ºF
STANDARD
Euro Nymph Clear - $55
Also a mere .55mm in diameter, the Euro Nymph Clear is the ultimate in both stealth and performance. Its Mono Core provides a little extra cushion when fishing with ultra fine tippets. Also FIPS compliant.
TOTAL LENGTH 82.5’
40 – 86ºF
STANDARD
LINE 78.5’
