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| Fly Lines , Dressings & Backing - SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
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SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper
This Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper Line is revolutionary. We have cast the new Sharkskin lines with almost all of the rods that we sell here. First off, the Zing you hear when you first cast it alerts you that something is up! Slightly annoying at first, addictive after 5 minutes. It flat out outcasts other lines, especially when paired with modern style performance rods (faster action). It rips through guides with shocking ease, floats higher on water, and picks up off said water effortlessly. It's like putting a brand new set of performance tires on your car- you notice a huge improvement immediately. This particular Sharkskin Trout Taper Line is a great all around trout fly line.
*Super Shootability – vastly reduced friction through the rod guides
*Improved Floatation – Microtextured surface traps air
*Increased durability – Longer life of the Fly Line
Available in Chartreuse and Blue Heron
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| Description |
Line |
Length |
Color |
Price |
Availability |
| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 4 |
100' |
Chartreuse |
$99.95 |
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| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 5 |
100' |
Chartreuse |
$99.95 |
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| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 6 |
100' |
Chartreuse |
$99.95 |
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| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 7 |
100' |
Chartreuse |
$99.95 |
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| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 8 |
100' |
Chartreuse |
$99.95 |
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| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 3 |
100' |
Heron Blue (Grey) |
$99.95 |
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| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 4 |
100' |
Heron Blue (Grey) |
$99.95 |
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| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 5 |
100' |
Heron Blue (Grey) |
$99.95 |
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| SA Sharkskin Ultimate Trout Taper |
WF 6 |
100' |
Heron Blue (Grey) |
$99.95 |
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What is Sharkskin Fly Line?
By modifying the surface of the fly line with a micro-repeating structure, you can achieve surface interface properties that mimic nature such as the ability of insects to walk on water, the shedding and self-cleaning ability of Lotus leaves, or the adhesion that allows a gecko to walk up vertical surfaces.
Scientific Anglers Sharkskin technology is a precise texturing process that embosses the surface of the fly line coating with a repeating geometric micro-pattern. The finished surface is no longer smooth, no longer exhibits unwanted line flash, and can be optimized via the engineered shape, depth, and frequency of the pattern to yield greatly improved line-to-water floatation, casting performance, and overall line suppleness and durability.
What is the specific benefit for a floating fly line?
The Sharkskin technology is a radical modification of typical smooth-surfaced fly lines…introducing a micro-pattern around the entire circumference of the line. One of the pattern’s key features is that it changes the meniscus force balance that up until now, holds all other floating fly lines at close to a neutral buoyancy within the line-water interface…essentially ½ the line is above the surface and ½ the line is below the surface.
The micro texture greatly increases the upward meniscus force through a combination of the water’s interaction with the new surface and the trapping of air into the valleys of the texture. The result is an over 200% improvement in resistance of the line to be forced into the water….effectively improving “floatation” of the line significantly beyond anything that can be achieved through addition of glass bubbles or surface chemistries. The line sits higher in the water – less drag, easier mending, easier roll casting, easier pick-ups, less water spray.
What are the benefits of Sharkskin on casting?
Simply reducing running line diameters on weight forward (WF) lines has long been utilized as a way to reduce line friction in rod guides. However, reducing line diameter also reduces line durability, and increases the propensity for a line to tangle. Simple texturing of a fly line reduces the surface contact with rod guides during casting. Scientific Anglers introduced the Bonefish taper and other key distance-casting lines that utilize a braided monofilament core - modifying the surface of the running line, reducing the frictional interface during casting and resulting in the ability to shoot farther but with few tangles. The Sharkskin technology takes this a step further, allowing lines not made on stiff braided monofilament to have this shooting and casting advantage and the advantage extends to the belly and tip of the line, not just the running line.
Because friction in the guides is reduced significantly, even when the line belly is in the guides, shoot distance is increased allowing longer, easier casts. Casters who also double haul find haul resistance reduced which results in easier, smoother hauls, even on hot days or when the line is dirty.
Need more? Read the full description and see the taper characteristics SA Informational PDF
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