Chrome chasers rejoice! The new Airflo Skagit F.I.S.T is here and ready to swing for the fences. Our field test team says that the new Skagit F.I.S.T (Floating, Intermediate, Sink-Three) really 'digs' and has gotten people into fish they couldn't get to with other lines.
This new head fishes deeper and slower that other lines because of its triple-density construction. The head's rear floats high for improved drift tracking, transitioning to an intermediate-density middle section and a Sink-3 tip.
This unique construction allows the head to 'tip down' in the water column and give the angler a near-perfect straight line from the fly to the tip of the rod. Loop on any level-sink tip and you're ready for the pickiest fish in the river. Densities are indicated by a color change from Mantis Green to a stealthy Dark Gray tip.
I don't fish a Skagit Head often, but when I do, it's a FIST. This is my go-to head for fishing the deep runs of the Saugeen and Niagara, where I want to use a heavy T-14 sinktip. Gradual sink rate from Float, Intermediate to Sink allows a nice direct connection to my fly without any wierd curves in the water column. More sensitive to a fishes take and keeps the fly in the strike zone for longer. Great head and works really well on my Echo 3 Two Handed Rod.
