Floating line for bass bugs?

mcswny · Jan 30, 2022

What's ya'lls favorite floating line for poppers?
Looking to maybe throw some small-ish poppers on my 7wt (GLoomis IMX-Pro 790) this summer?
Was also thinking how throwing a Dungeon or D&D would be with a floater and fishing the film.
With all this being said, I've never fished for bass, just planning.

Billy · Jan 30, 2022

mcswny said:
What's ya'lls favorite floating line for poppers?
Looking to maybe throw some small-ish poppers on my 7wt (GLoomis IMX-Pro 790) this summer?
Was also thinking how throwing a Dungeon or D&D would be with a floater and fishing the film.
With all this being said, I've never fished for bass, just planning.

The SA bass line should be perfect

mcswny · Jan 30, 2022

Billy said:
The SA bass line should be perfect

I was hoping you'd chime in, thanks Billy.

dpenrod · Jan 30, 2022

Big fan of the Wulff Bass taper.

Squatchin · Jan 31, 2022

I'm using orvis bankshot, I belive it to be almost identical to the SA Bass line.

GAT · Jan 31, 2022

I use the bass taper SA line. Works well.

mcswny · Jan 31, 2022

Found a deal on a new in package sa amplitude bass bug line for $80, thanks for the suggestions everyone.

doublespey · Jan 31, 2022

Hey Billy, I'm headed down to Texas soon and plan to chase some monsters in a local lake. West side Washington I fish my 6 or 7wt, but last time I was there I learned the hard way that the 7 wasn't enough. So this time I'm taking the BVK 9' 9wt. Only problem is I don't know what line.

The SA page says that they upline the wt by about 2 weights to promote short line casting. I usually buy a heavier line than the rod weight for bass fishing, but in this case I'm not sure what weight to get.

I know you throw big junk - what kind of line/rod matchups do you use?

Squatchin · Jan 31, 2022

I am interested in what @Billy thinks, but I would go with the 9 wt line. my 8wt rod and 8wt bankshot line match well. Short casts, but can also get the head out and fire'm off for some distance. Things fall apart when you try to keep too much line in the air.

doublespey · Feb 1, 2022

Thanks Squatchin . . . that's what I'm thinking right now as well.

Sam Roffe · Feb 1, 2022

Billy said:
The SA bass line should be perfect

Which one? I see SA has two flavors, that are miles apart in cost.

mcswny · Feb 1, 2022

Sam Roffe said:
Which one? I see SA has two flavors, that are miles apart in cost.

Theyre the same taper.
The Amplitude just has "different tech."

clarkman · Feb 1, 2022

Anyone play around with the Cortland Compact floater? I've been playing around with a couple of the sinking compacts for tigers and really like them for that application.

doublespey · Feb 1, 2022

The Cortland Compact floaters are great lines . . . my go-to for beach fishing.

Billy · Feb 1, 2022

doublespey said:
Hey Billy, I'm headed down to Texas soon and plan to chase some monsters in a local lake. West side Washington I fish my 6 or 7wt, but last time I was there I learned the hard way that the 7 wasn't enough. So this time I'm taking the BVK 9' 9wt. Only problem is I don't know what line.

The SA page says that they upline the wt by about 2 weights to promote short line casting. I usually buy a heavier line than the rod weight for bass fishing, but in this case I'm not sure what weight to get.

I know you throw big junk - what kind of line/rod matchups do you use?

I would think you would be good with the line. It really depends on what you are throwing and how far you want to fish. I actually have some salt water lines/tapers to throw my biggest stuff. But I'm a top water addict with goal of covering water with pretty darn big poppers/rats.

Zak · Feb 1, 2022

I'm using a Wulff Triangle Taper on my six weight and I like it.

Stonedfish · Feb 1, 2022

clarkman said:
Anyone play around with the Cortland Compact floater? I've been playing around with a couple of the sinking compacts for tigers and really like them for that application.

I got one. The jury is still out for me on it.
Used it as my salt floater for a few trips this winter. Maybe it will do better in warmer weather for me or after I stretch the shit out of it.
I do like my type III compact sinking line.

As much as I hate Rio lines, but Big Nasty has been decent.
SF

clarkman · Feb 1, 2022

Stonedfish said:
I do like my type III compact sinking line.

That's one of my favorite lines for tigers

doublespey · Feb 2, 2022

Billy said:
I would think you would be good with the line. It really depends on what you are throwing and how far you want to fish. I actually have some salt water lines/tapers to throw my biggest stuff. But I'm a top water addict with goal of covering water with pretty darn big poppers/rats.

That's my trip too, especially when down in Texas. Big poppers and foamhead divers. I'm usually fishing from shore so I need to reach out a bit more than if I was in a kayak/boat. I ordered the SA 9wt and will see how it does.