Short Head Floating Fly Line with Overhang Marker
A PVC-coated floating fly fishing line.
Fish tight spots with less hassle. Find the Overhang Marker™, make one calm back cast, then send it forward and it turns over clean. The marker removes guesswork and helps you hit the same timing every cast. Ideal for snaggy trees, cramped banks, and awkward gaps where space is limited.
Short head loads quick, belly tracks straight, turns over clean from tight banks.
90'
#3 (30') • #4 (31') • #5-#6 (34') • #7-#9 (39')
#3- 8.2g • #4- 12.5g • #5- 15g • #6- 18g • #7- 20g • #8- 23g • #9- 26g
If i could give it more stars I would. Im a beginner fly fisherman, I was doing ok with my casting. After I received my short head floating fly line with overhang marker it instantly improved my casting 100%. Now im casting (in my mind) like a pro! Awesome product and I tell everyone I know about it. Just wish I could buy it local (Idaho USA) and the straight and soft leaders....forget about it, simply the best!
That’s fantastic to hear — sounds like you’ve really clicked with the Short Head line. It’s designed to make casting easier and more controlled, so it’s brilliant that it’s boosted your confidence that much. Thanks for spreading the word — we really appreciate it!
Been useing the short head 4wt for the last few months and bee really impressed with it the casting is spot on every time with it and it’s great on the local river by me as the over hand marker makes a indicator know how far to cast when the light starts to go know when the indicator is at the end of the rod I know I’m just of the trees and I know I won’t get snagged up in them now I’ve gone and swapped all my lines o over and got the dry fly line with h I can’t wait to get out and use now
Great to hear how well the Short Head 4wt is working for you, especially with the overhang marker helping you stay clear of the trees. Smart move swapping all your lines over! Hope the dry fly line performs just as well on your next session. Tight lines!
I now have changed all my reels over to Sunray lines. Nothing matches the performance and quality of service from this company. I fish the Adirondacks in NY state and these lines perform in all weathers.
Delighted to hear this, and appreciate your positivity. many thanks from Team Sunray.
Have used this line on my last two outings and do get a bit further yardage, however, will need to practice with it more and change my stance as recommended in the video,to side on so that I can see the overhang marker loading into the rod rings. Did not like casting with 2 or three droppers as the line seemed to be unbalanced. Snagged behind me as it has quite a long head by the time I get the marker into the rings. Retraining my self but will perceiver and continue to use. Line length is about 12 yards longer than my previous floating line. Overall I think it will eventually become a very useful line. My first fish on this line.
Really good line 👍
This line is excellent for roll casting. I was never able to shoot line off a roll cast before I tried this line. Amazing!!!
Thanks for taking the time to review and upload a video Brentt. It's so helpful to our customers when making a selection of a line. Thanks again from Team Sunray.
I live in Arizona and fish creeks and rivers in the West. This line allows me to use the advantages of the overhang marker and finer running line. With the standard line I would seldom get to the overhang marker. Great product!
I build custom fly rods and only recommend Sunray lines. When I demo a new rod for a customer I use Sunray lines, they buy after trying.
That's great to hear Marco. Love the added photo too. Thank you, from Team Sunray.
As we are mid winter here in Sweden, there is ice on the closest water. So last friday I couldn't stand it any more. I need to cast!
I've tried a lot in my garden and close areas, but there is no room for any distance at all.
Brought my 4# rod loaded whit my investment from black week. A "short head line" from Sunray. Because of the circumstanses of a minor lockdown, I went to a sporting hall nearby. From time to time I work in the same building and even though we've Corona restictions I have axcess to the hall.
I was there for an hour, standing in the absolute middle of tha hall. And with ease I could reach the handboll goals in both ends. The line just worked perfectly, smoothly but with distinction, loading the rod. And then shoting like a projectile. I tried my best to put my technique the way Tom showed in the recent lookdown videos.
I felt like It worked pretty well. I was so pleased and a bit proud when I went home.
PS: I shot a video during my exercise. When I whatch it, as I came home, my pride decreased a bit. But to watch was a good lesson to. There is room for improvement!
Bought as a gift for my son. Paired with a 10’ Sage RPL it is superb, so good that I bought one for myself a few days later.
Just put the line to the water. And out she goes! Shooting straight, lands straight, even when there’s no space behind. I love it!!
I won a short head fly line 9# in one of Tom's Facebook competitions.
What an awesome fly line!!!!
I fish for pike on the river Hull near Driffield, its probably about 45' at its widest at hempholme lock, with any other line I've used in the past i would only make it q little over halfway across, but with this line I'm hitting the other bank, it also floats really well keeping my fly in the zone i like to fish.
Well done Tom, keep up the good work.
Mark.
Extremely fast loading fly line. Used on a Sage One #6 with a #6 line... 2 false casts is all it takes to shoot the entire line effortless out. Even at "full range" the line has enough energy to flip over the leader and stretch the tippet, presenting the fly nice and quiet on the water.
The only downside to the line I received is that it was measured to 25,2 meter and not the 27,4 meters as listed. This line (and rod) combination holds so much energy that I can shoot out an extra 3 meters of backing - I would rather have liked that to be "more running line" of the line - a luxury issue. A perfect line for "medium distance costal fly fishing" or stream fly fishing. Now, make one like this that it 35 meters long in total, ill be the first to buy! :)
"I first bought 7# for my son for a birthday gift (36) I also bought a 6# for myself, unbelievable performance from these fly lines! Added at least another 10 yds to a cast, so impressed I purchased another 7# and 5#. These lines are seriously unbelievable in that an average caster will add between 10 and 15 yds without double hauling... amazing... and I've tried them all over the years, get one, you too will be amazed!"
That's the thing William. These lines help beginners add 10 yards too.
"I have to admit, when I listened to Tom extolling the virtues of this line at Fly Fest 2016, I was somewhat sceptical, but I was very curious, and decided to buy one. I am so glad I did. This line does everything it says 'on the tin' and a whole lot more. It is a real pleasure to cast, acheiving several yards more on a cast, without the need to 'double haul'. Line spray, an unwanted feature of many modern fly-lines, is utterly minimal, a real plus on calm, small stillwaters. Also in such challenging conditions, water disturbance on the uplift to cast is greatly reduced, another major plus-factor. These lines are very slick, aiding hook-set at distance. Sensitive, slick and less flash, coupled with much greater distance, what more does an angler want? Fr Hugh Purcell FIMLS"
We don't do many shows Hugh but the ones we do are great for exactly this purpose. Meeting people. Next one is BFFi in 2018. See you there!
"Sceptical at first, until I tried both the Nymph MT and Int floater #6, trying both same day, landing 6, 3-5lb Rainbows, both lines cast with ease, the Nymph MT could not believe the ""takes"" I felt thru the line, truly amazing. Grant Creel Tackle Turangi New Zealand"
Yep, thanks Grant, that's due to the low diameter. We sell a lot of these lines to New Zealand anglers as you know.
Excellent line- really improved my casting
A short head line will help load at short range but you can still carry a lot of overhang on this line because of the energy transfer.
"By far the best line I have ever used, ideally I would like a neutral density version of it also ! around 1.0 ips . I use the line for daytime or on the lights fishing for Sea Trout and it is fantastic , very delicate , goes through the wind easily and lovely to speycast ! Many ST on it this season up to 11lbs will also use it for Salmon on my 11ft switch rod > Please do let me know if a neutral density version is available in the future > Regards , > Georges"
We've got one coming up in 2018 Georges!
Got the internatinal taper in 6wt last year in Oktober. Used it for casting big drys and streamers to trout (salmo trutta lacustris) here in Switzerland. I just love this line for over head as well as for single hand speycasting. This is a little shooting rocket wich loads fast rods easy and effortless. If you want to gain distance in your cast this is the line to buy.
Yep, one hell of a line for speys
This is fantastic line.....nr 1 on my Abel reel
They still have cork drags?
Smooth fly and excellent leaders. Definately became my new favorite
I still have yet to receive this, what gives?
As the short head got loops on both ends ?
Yes they do, 👍 I hope that answers your question. For more detailed support please email support@sunrayflyfish.com
