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Rio Windcutter Spey casting
fly line
Description
Same colour as the Accelerator, this line has long, fine
taper design and a comparatively short, heavy, rear portion of weight
forward head which totals 54 feet in length. Running line diameter is
0.04 inches.
Performance
Rio have certainly come up with some novel designs, their
Windcutter is like no other line I have come across. The head is short
and heavy, particularly towards the rear end of the belly, whilst the
tip is comparatively long and light. It is described as a "medium
stroke Spey casting line", whatever that means. Windcutter is exceptionally
responsive at short distances, it has to be because most of the belly
is out, working the rod to the full. It feels like it will shoot a mile!
Downside is that it also feels heavy enough to be clumsy but maybe you
would get used to that after a while. This is a shooting head by any other
name. According to the instructions the head should be taken just to the
outside of the tip ring before making the cast which means that the angler
has to be able to manage a lot more running line than usual. With the
new rod, it was simple to punch out a long line. If you try to shoot too
much line the head looses shape badly in the air and does not turn over
nicely, if at all. Holding the last few yards of running line in your
hand and turning over the tip by slowing it down as it shoots cures this
problem but takes a little practice to perfect. Adopting the American
version of Spey casting makes casting it easier. In this method the loops
are almost stationary, high and shallow compared to the Scottish (correct)
Spey cast. Not pretty, but effective with this particular line. If the
angler restricts his distance to a length that can be controlled, the
rod can be lifted to turn the tip over gently at the end of the cast.
Make no mistake, in the right hands or with practice, this line can be
made to throw a long way (without improving your casting skill).
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