Well i managed to get a hold of a full set of rio outbound shooting heads late last year. These are the ingegrated shooting heads means a spliced conection from the factory to the running line. Much the same a a long belly fly line though the major difference with this line is it still retains the rio shoting heads weights and methods. They have thus far produced the following lines in this range. Floating
Intermediate
Hover
Type 3
Type 6
Type 8
T7
T14

All of the lines have a slick shooter running line pre welded with welded loops on the lines already again. I was using these lines on 9wt snowbee rods and also a brand new sage xi3 that i have the pleasure to borrow for a short period. The standard versions have a 37ft shooting head, though there is also a short 30ft shooting heads version avaialble. Cost wise they are in the region of $75 each. This is a little more than the average fly line on the initial outlay. Though with durability being a great concern when it comes to swffing. They have stood up to anything that i card to throw at them. Casts of 100ft are possable with relative ease once loaing is adjusted to each rod and then you give a fast double haul. Though i did find that the head loaded faster and better for long distance casts, when you extend the head and extra 2-3 ft from the tip eye.
Through using these heads i tried them on bass, macks, pollock, mullet. all of the species gave a good account, though i have to say that these lines truely came into there own when i was fishing a high point, above an estuary mark casting 130ft to reach the mullet i wanted on a floating line. This not only reached them but also didnt cause any spooking. the bite detection with a 8lb flurocarbon tippet was exceptional. To follow this i was bass fishing during the night on a favorite mark and i had 5 fish through the night up to 7lb in weight. Most f the fish took me right down to the backing, though no matter what they tried they couldnt break the leader knots or backing knots. The general feel of this line when casting is exceptional, though warning here guys, if your double hauling then be very carefull if the heads shifts in the wind, and hits you in the head it will draw blood. i found htis to my own intense pain and frustration. No matter the size of flies that i tried on these lines they are worked very well indeed i varied through size 16 currys shrimps and all through to a size 3/0 flatwing deciever that was 8 inches long.
In conclusin if you want a set of lines that will stand up to anything, then these are the guys. if storage and spools are an issue then rio max 2 heads are ideal with a single slick shooter running line. They are expensive, but last a life time.
tight lines all..