{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fly line for surf fishing?

I don't really know about the fishing conditions in Delaware and SC, but while living on the Cape, I only used a floating line or very slow sinking intermediate when fishing from shore. It's tough to say which to buy if you'll only buy one, because it'll heavily depend on where on the Cape you're fishing since the conditions vary so greatly. You aren't often getting into deep water when surf fishing, so there will be two main scenarios. The stripers and bluefish will be breaking at the surface and you'll toss a surface fly, or they'll be near the top of the water column and you'll throw a clouser, sand eel, etc. It'll be weighted and it'll be easy to get down to the right depth anyway. Of course, there will always be exceptions, but in my experience, that covers you in 95% of the shore situations I fished. 

Scientific Anglers does make a great saltwater specific line in floating, sinking, and intermediate. It's called the Mastery Saltwater Striped Bass Taper Fly Line. It'll be good for fishing the bulky flies you usually deal with for stripers. I'd also recommend the Orvis "Saltwater All-Rounder WonderLine" (a floating line) which is on sale right now for $23, but they don't have 9-wt available. 

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:40:25 AM UTC-4, Mike Diakiwsky wrote:

Hey All - I'm hoping the TPFR community can give me some advice.  I recently got my hands on a 9-wt. rod and I'm looking for an appropriate fly line.  I intend to fish the surf (east coast) with this outfit.  I doubt I'll be using it in a boat (deeper water) very often, if at all.  My folks go to Cape Cod every once in awhile and I'd like to take the rod along and see what I could hook into (stripers/blues?)  Also, I make a typical trip to the beach every year with friends (anywhere between Delaware and South Carolina) and I'd like to take the rod along so I don't have to just sit on the beach and drink all day... although that's not bad either.  I have no idea what I'd hook into, I just found a hell of a price on a 9-wt. and I figured it would handle a nice range of saltwater activity.

Do you think any of these sale Orvis lines are suitable?  I'll basically be chucking baitfish patterns all the time.  This coastal stuff is totally new to me, so please let me know if I should size up and consider a 10-wt. line.  Thanks in advance for any input.  And if none of these lines are suitable, just let me know.  Just trying to save a buck, if possible.

http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=94HG
http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=94HL
http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=9L9T

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