Not meaning to hijack, but now that intermediate has been brought up, I've been reading about incorporating intermediate Skagit heads. It just doesn't make sense to me. In fact it seems like a major step backwards, like to the time when full sinking lines were employed, with minimal ability to mean and control the presentation. Ever since then, the evolution of fishing deep sunk flies has progressed toward increased line control, with more floating line, and sinking tips of a length consistent with achieving the desired and necessary depth for an effective presentation.

I would love to see an intermediate Skagit head or other intermediate line expertly cast and fished so that I could see both the method of presentation and the type of water for which the line and method is applicable.

Same with T-20. Maybe it's because of so many years fishing with Wet Cell III and High Speed Hi-D, but anything more than 15' of type VI and I'm constantly hung on the stones most winter days. But I avoid fishing water much over 6' deep. I wonder how heavy a Skagit head is necessary to smoothly cast 15 or even 10' of T-20.

Sg