You are absolutely correct, the 8weight Asquith combined with Tim Arsenault's 'Wintertide" and 15' Rio replacement tips is the best that the Spey industry has produced. It is my favorite combination for chasing steelhead.
I was casting an OPST tip on my Wintertides for a while and liked them a lot, but when I switched to a 15' 7 wt Rio replacement tip (95 grains), the line really came alive and began to resemble its dry line sibling, the Tributary. I believe this is because the Rio replacement tip has a taper to it, which basically does just what it says: it replaces the ~15' and ~100 grains that are removed from a Tributary to create a Wintertide. I also found the length of the tip and its smaller diameter in comparison to the OPST tips or T material gets my fly down better and swings slower.
I love this line. It makes it really easy to create a tight loop and is fairly forgiving with a light sink tip and fly. I have found I can get a pretty heavy sink tip on it (t-14) but as soon as I put a fluffy fly on it there I can't get it to turn over. Lightly weighted flies are okay though. Great video.
There are so many choices for replacement tips. Did you get all 5 choices in 94 grains 7wt 10 ft and 15 ft? Did you stop using the T-series sink tips for the Wintertide? Do you use the 7wt replacement tips on all your Wintertides? How about the 8wt Wintertide for the 8 wt rod? Thanks
I think t8 would be fine. I'd stick to the lighter weights in any length you need for fishing. I think @fishingbcwithcj offers sound advice and he probably has more experience with different weights than I do.
@@kitesurfer314 You can still use T-Tips in the 96-110gr range, but it excels with the 10ft/15ft tapered tips because of the finer taper it has at the front end. It isn't meant to huck 12.5ft of T-14 and a 4in intruder
I for one can attest to how helpful your videos have been for my progress as a caster. Which has tremendously helped my fishing. Imagine that! Thanks for all the work you put in Tim
You are absolutely correct, the 8weight Asquith combined with Tim Arsenault's 'Wintertide" and 15' Rio replacement tips is the best that the Spey industry has produced. It is my favorite combination for chasing steelhead.
Right on! 👍🏻
Great advice Tim, thanks for the video! Nice job done with the fly indeed.
Thanks 👍appreciate that
I was casting an OPST tip on my Wintertides for a while and liked them a lot, but when I switched to a 15' 7 wt Rio replacement tip (95 grains), the line really came alive and began to resemble its dry line sibling, the Tributary. I believe this is because the Rio replacement tip has a taper to it, which basically does just what it says: it replaces the ~15' and ~100 grains that are removed from a Tributary to create a Wintertide. I also found the length of the tip and its smaller diameter in comparison to the OPST tips or T material gets my fly down better and swings slower.
What do you put on the end of your replacement tip?
@@kitesurfer314 My leader. When using sink 3 or 6, I use a short leader, for intermediate or floating, I'll use a longer mono or flouro leader.
Great tip! Thanks for the recommendation!
Tim,
Another great video full of helpful nuggets….thanks - JD.
Glad it was helpful! 👊
I love this line. It makes it really easy to create a tight loop and is fairly forgiving with a light sink tip and fly. I have found I can get a pretty heavy sink tip on it (t-14) but as soon as I put a fluffy fly on it there I can't get it to turn over. Lightly weighted flies are okay though.
Great video.
Same with me but I haven’t tried a replacement tip yet. 15 ft ?
Thanks for sharing!
Tim that fly is sick!
Thanks!
the rio 96gr 10ft/15ft tips rock beautifully with this line
There are so many choices for replacement tips. Did you get all 5 choices in 94 grains 7wt 10 ft and 15 ft? Did you stop using the T-series sink tips for the Wintertide? Do you use the 7wt replacement tips on all your Wintertides? How about the 8wt Wintertide for the 8 wt rod? Thanks
@@kitesurfer314 regardless of wintertide weight, 96-110gr tips work the best on them
I think t8 would be fine. I'd stick to the lighter weights in any length you need for fishing. I think @fishingbcwithcj offers sound advice and he probably has more experience with different weights than I do.
@@kitesurfer314 You can still use T-Tips in the 96-110gr range, but it excels with the 10ft/15ft tapered tips because of the finer taper it has at the front end. It isn't meant to huck 12.5ft of T-14 and a 4in intruder
I use my trout spey tips for this line, but absolutely love it!
Good to know!
One day he made his last casting video, he came to the conclusion he ran out of casts and advice and decided to actually fish 😁
What makes you think I don’t actually fish?
I for one can attest to how helpful your videos have been for my progress as a caster. Which has tremendously helped my fishing. Imagine that!
Thanks for all the work you put in Tim