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Here are the specs for the major fly line manufacturers used by those in the industry the majority of the time. Many anglers and most industry professionals are custom cutting their lines to create the perfect casting line to match their rod and casting stroke but here is where most start. Read George Cooks of Sage Fly Rods short history of modern spey lines, "Skagit/ology."

Airflo Spey Lines 2007
Delta Spey and Delta Long Spey
TAPER LENGTH TIP FRONT BELLY REAR RUNNING
WF 120FT 0.5FT 30FT 22FT 3FT 64.5FT
             

Two Hand Fly Line Chart

Size
Delta Spey
Long Delta Spey
6/7
470 Gr.
510 Gr.
7/8
530 Gr.
570 Gr.
8/9
600 Gr.
640 Gr.
9/10
680 Gr.
720 Gr.
10/11
770 Gr.
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Head Length
50 1/2' to 57'
61 1/2' to 67'


Scandinavian Heads
TAPER LENGTH TIP FRONT BELLY REAR RUNNING
WF 41FT 0.5FT 20FT 10FT 2.5FT 0FT

Two Hand Fly Line Chart

Line Size
Grains
Length
Front Taper
Belly
Rear Taper
7/8/9
450
38
19
17
2
8/9/10
500
40
20
18
2
9/10/11
550
42
21
19
2
10/11/12
600
44
22
20
2

Skagit Heads
TAPER LENGTH TIP FRONT BELLY REAR RUNNING
WF 30FT 0FT 0FT 28FT 2FT 0FT

Two Hand Fly Line Chart

Line Size
Weight
Length
Total Length Inc. Tip
Total Head Weight gr.
6/7
440
30
40
540
7/8
470
32
42
570
8/9
530
33.5
43.5
630
9/10
650
35
45
750


Scientific Anglers Spey Lines
SA Spey Line Data     March, 2007        
Skagit Spey Head Length (including rear taper) Head wt. grains Head wt. grams Total Length ft. Comes with:    
6 27 450 29.2 27 120 grain sinking tips    
7 29 500 32.4 29 120 grain sinking tips    
8 31 550 35.6 31 160 grain sinking tips    
9 33 600 38.9 33 160 grain sinking tips    
10 33 650 42.1 33 200 grain sinking tips    
Short Head Spey Head Length (including rear taper) Wt. @ 55 ft. grains Wt. @ 55 ft. grams Total Length ft. Length of head and handling line Weight of head and handling line  
6 50 420 27.2 120 60 440  
7 52 470 30.5 120 62 500  
8 54 530 34.3 120 64 572  
9 56 600 38.9 120 66 660  
10 58 680 44.1 130 68 765  
Short Head Spey Multi-Tip Head Length (including rear taper) Wt. @ 40 ft. grains Wt. @ 40 ft. grams Total Length ft. Length of head and handling line Weight of head and handling line Comes with:
6 35 341 22.2 120 45 361 120 grain sinking tips
7 37 388 25.2 120 47 418 120 grain sinking tips
8 39 444 28.8 120 49 486 160 grain sinking tips
9 41 506 32.9 120 51 566 160 grain sinking tips
10 43 574 37.3 130 53 659 200 grain sinking tips
  1 - Head length does not include 15 ft. interchangeable tip  
  2 - Head weight is for floating head only, no tip included.    
Spey Classic Head Length (including rear taper) Wt. @ 65 ft. grains Wt. @ 65 ft. grams Total Length ft. Length of head and handling line Weight of head and handling line (grains)  
6 60 460 29.8 130 70 481  
7 64 510 33.0 130 74 554  
8 64 570 36.9 130 74 618  
9 69 640 41.5 130 79 733  
10 69 720 46.7 130 79 816  
XLT Head Length (including rear taper) Wt. @ 80 ft. grains Wt. @ 80 ft. grams Total Length ft. Length of head  Weight of head  
5 75 560 36.3 120 75 545  
6 80 600 38.9 120 80 600  
7 85 650 42.1 130 85 668  
8 95 710 46.0 130 95 812  
9 95 780 50.5 140 95 956  
10 105 860 55.7 140 105 1090  
Comp 100 1060 69 150 100 1270  
Spey Tips              
  Tip Length Tip wt. grains Tip wt. grams Sink rate ips      
Floating Mastery Short Head Multi            
6 15 79 5.1 NA      
7 15 82 5.3 NA      
8 15 86 5.6 NA      
9 15 94 6.1 NA      
10 15 106 6.9 NA      
Floating Mastery Skagit Tips            
6 15 164 10.7 NA      
7 15 164 10.7 NA      
8 15 164 10.7 NA      
9 18 177 11.5 NA      
10 18 177 11.5 NA      
Clear Type 1 tips              
120 15 120 7.8 1.7      
160 15 160 10.4 2      
200 15 200 13.0 2.3      
Green Type 3 tips              
120 15 120 7.8 4.5      
160 15 160 10.4 5      
200 15 200 13.0 5.5      
Gray Type 6 tips              
120 15 120 7.8 6      
160 15 160 10.4 7      
200 15 200 13.0 8      

Vision Spey Ace Specifications



Rio Skagit, Skagit Shooting Head and Windcutter Spey Lines
Skagit
Line
Size
Running
Line Length
Running Line
Diameter
Rear Taper
Length
Body
Length
Body
Diameter
Middle Taper
Length
Body 2
Length
Body 3
Length
Front Taper
Length
Bullet Taper
Length
Tip
Length
Tip
Diameter
Total Head
Length
Head
Weight
Total
Length
350 Grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.075 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.04 27 350 120
400 Grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.0805 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.04 27 400 120
450 grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.084 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.04 27 450 120
500 Grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.09 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.041 27 500 120
550 grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.094 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.041 27 550 120
600 Grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.098 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.041 27 600 120
650 grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.102 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.042 27 650 120
700 Grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.106 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.042 27 700 120
750 grains 93 0.037 3 24 0.11 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.042 27 750 120
Floater                              
500 Grains 75 0.037 3 21 0.072 5 5.5 5.5 4.3 0.2 0.5 0.038 45 500 120
600 Grains 75 0.037 3 21 0.08 5 5.5 5.5 4.3 0.2 0.5 0.04 45 600 120
700 Grains 75 0.037 3 21 0.088 5 5.5 5.5 4.3 0.2 0.5 0.044 45 700 120
800 grains 83 0.038 3 23 0.093 5 5.5 5.5 4.3 0.2 0.5 0.048 47 800 130
900 grains 93 0.038 3 23 0.101 5 5.5 5.5 4.3 0.2 0.5 0.052 47 900 140
Skagit Shooting Heads
Line
Size
Rear Taper
Length
Body
Length
Body
Diameter
450 Grains 3 24 0.084
550 Grains 3 24 0.094
650 Grains 3 24 0.102
750 Grains 3 24 0.11
Wind Cutter
Line
Size
Running
Line Length
Running Line
Diameter
Rear Taper
Length
Body
Length
Body
Diameter
Middle Taper
Length
Body 2
Length
Front Taper
Length
Tip
Length
Tip
Diameter
Total Head
Length
Head
Weight
Total
Length
WWF4/5F 65 0.04 4 22 0.065 9 6 4 0.5 0.039 45 320 100
WWF5/6F 65 0.04 4 23 0.066 11 6 4 0.5 0.039 48.5 365 110
WWF6/7/8F 66 0.04 3 20 0.072 14 7 4.5 0.5 0.046 49 455 115
WWF7/8/9F 65 0.041 3 20 0.074 15 12 4.5 0.5 0.047 55 525 120
WWF8/9/10F 70 0.042 3 20 0.081 15 12 4.5 0.5 0.048 55 585 125
WWF9/10/11F 75 0.044 3 20 0.084 15 12 4.5 0.5 0.049 55 650 130
WWF10/11/12F 79 0.044 3 21 0.089 15 12 4.5 0.5 0.05 56 750 135
WWF5/6 TIPS 65 0.04 4 23 0.066 11 6 4 0.5 0.039 48.5 365 110
WWF6/7/8 TIPS 66 0.04 3 20 0.072 14 7 4.5 0.5 0.046 49 455 115
WWF7/8/9 TIPS 65 0.041 3 20 0.074 15 12 4.5 0.5