Skagit casting requires a line with a very short, 25-27 ft (7. -8.3 m), heavy head that propels heavy sink tips and big flies great distances with a very short casting stroke. Skagit casting is easy for novice or experienced casters to learn. When casting Skagit lines the total head length should be matched to the rod; the total head length including the sink tip should be no more than 3 – 3 ½ times the length of the rod. To adjust for rod length and loading simply add a Skagit Cheater to achieve the desired load and length
Skagit • XS Technology for 2009 Skagit lines have a revolutionary design that is perfect for Skagit casting.
Available either as a body only, to which you attach one of RIO’s 15 ft tips, T-8, T-11 or T-14 (sold separately), or as a VersiTip model that comes packaged with a shooting head wallet, a 5 ft cheater, a 15 ft DC Type 6 (6 ips, 15 cm/s) and a DC Type 8 (8 ips, 20 cm/s) sinking tip.
For 2009 we have added our unique XS Technology to these lines for extra slickness and distance. The Skagit line is chartreuse with a black “loading point” for optimum casting control.
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Floating Body
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Skagit 8
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120.0ft
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450gr.
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27.0ft
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Yellow/Black
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Floating Body
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Skagit 9
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120.0ft
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550gr.
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27.0ft
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Yellow/Black
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Floating Body
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Skagit 10
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120.0ft
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650gr.
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27.0ft
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Yellow/Black
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Floating Body
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Skagit 11
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120.0ft
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750gr.
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27.0ft
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Yellow/Black
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