Barrio Sink Tip Fly Lines
The Barrio Sink Tip, a well balanced, sweet casting line that covers so many tactics on our rivers, lochs and stillwaters.
A superb line for traditional trout fishing tactics, our classic Mallard double taper and weight forward profiles make for good line management, helping you to mend and re-position your line and control the drift, swing and depth of your sub-surface flies.
A line that is equally at home with today's Stillwater tactics, straight lining nymphs and buzzers, washing line methods, and biting in to a ripple.
Available in double taper DT5ST and DT6ST, weight forward WF7ST and WF8ST, and featuring a 9ft slow intermediate sinking tip section.
Line profile: individually customised, with each line size refined for presentation in that weight. ( plus compound tapers within these main tapers )
Front taper & tip: 9ft ( intermediate section with a sink rate of approx 1.5 - 2.0 IPS )
Country of manufacture: Made in the UK.
Colour: Pale Cream, with a subtle pale grey sinking tip.
Loops: I weld a reinforced welded loop to the tip of your line before shipping your parcel.
Postage: free postage within the UK.
Price: £39.00
Sink Tip Fly Line Weights
We do our best to target the internationally recognised AFFTA line weight standards to help you to match a fly line to your rod.
Mallard DT5ST fly line - target weight at 30 feet - 140 grains / 9.1 grams.
Mallard DT6ST fly line - target weight at 30 feet - 160 grains / 10.4 grams.
Mallard WF7ST fly line - target weight at 30 feet - 185 grains / 12.0 grams.
Mallard WF8ST fly line - target weight at 30 feet - 210 grains / 13.6 grams.
Customer Reviews
Name: James Kauder
Country: Scotland
Subject: Sink Tip Fly Lines
I bought a Barrio DT Sink Tip line a short time ago. This new line flies through the guides, without putting your shoulder into it, fantastic line for the grilse.
Best line out there bar none, thus they sell out so fast. Great line Mike!
Name: Jeff Millard
Country: USA
Subject: Sink Tip Fly Lines
This line is fantastic. I use it on Cape Cod kettle pods for large trout.
You can't get a line like this in the US because our brands are only interested in producing overweight weight forward lines with short heads.
This line gives me the advantage of a DT with the bonus of a sink tip. I can't say enough good things about it.
I currently have the 5wt, but I will soon be ordering a 4wt.
Name: Terry Coging
Country: Stafford, UK
Subject: Sink Tip Fly Lines
My faith in sink tip lines is restored! I tried sink tip lines from reputable makers over a few decades and have always been disappointed with the poor presentation - the sink tip 'slap' as they used to call it.
Being a devotee of the Mallard floating line I thought I'd give the sink tip another try. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the presentation with Mike's s/t line is superb. No 'slap' and the tip turns over just as nicely as the Mallard floater.
I used the #5 s/t last week on a medium sized river where conditions dictated an across and down approach. Casting and mending was a delight and a few grayling and trout found the gold head nymph point and Black Pennell dropper to their liking. Looking forwards to a bit of still water nymphing with this great line. Thank you Mike.
Name: Kent Bergstrom
Country: Sweden
Subject: Sink Tip Fly Lines
I am very pleased with the Sink Tip line, it is comfortable to cast and has no 'slap' at all, I use the line for stillwater using nymphs or small streamers with a #4 rod, and the sink rate is perfect for my kind of fishing.
.... and I think this is the only sink tip line on the market with a slow sink rate in #4, thanks for making this line in #4 Mike.
Name: JC
Country: Scotland
Subject: Sink Tip Fly Lines
Superb line, casts straight with no memory and an easily controlled sink rate.
Have used Barrio lines for a few seasons now and would highly recommend. Excellent value, very fast delivery and at no additional cost!
Name: David J. Smith
Country: Devon, England
Subject: General Feedback
My first order was placed on the 21st of October in the afternoon and received the next morning.
First class mail, first class service. Thank you!
Name: David Thomson
Country: Scotland
Subject: Sink Tip Fly Lines
Excellent line, very little line memory, casts easily with good loop turnover and gets down to the area where fish are likely to be in early season.
My third great Barrio line and I'll not be buying from any other supplier.
Thanks Mike.
PS: Enjoying the great little fly box, a lovely tactile wooden creation.
Name: Graeme T
Country: UK
Subject: Sink Tip Fly Lines
Very fast, good clear messaging, excellent service. Bought a 7 wt sink tip to use on a 10ft 6 wt rod for seatrout fishing.....tried it last night, handles beautifully, fast easy loading and no messy water slapping, ideal.
I look forward to catching a seatrout on it when they get round to playing the game!