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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:20:35 -0500, Kevin Vang
wrote:

In article Q2Yfc.6031$ru4.9750@attbi_s52, net
says...



Mine is a rough textured green thing, is yours a "world class" model?


It was a "world class," but mine is an off-white tannish color.



I'll be on Great Slave Lake, but I suspect May is a much better time
for pike fishing in Idaho than August was.


It would just about have to be, wouldn't it?

Kevin

I have them both. The tan dry fly line is "adequate". The greenish
sink tip is "inadequate" and strange to boot (weird texture, weird
transition from floating to sink tip, just plain weird). Weren't they
made by AirFlo?


g.c.

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George Cleveland wrote:

I have them both. The tan dry fly line is "adequate". The greenish
sink tip is "inadequate" and strange to boot (weird texture, weird
transition from floating to sink tip, just plain weird). Weren't they
made by AirFlo?

If so, I'm sure it wasn't ASirFlo's specification. This textured green
line is a floater.

Chas
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Any product that carries the label "World Class" should be looked on
with suspicion.

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Chas Wade" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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SNIP
putting them in a price range that's not crap.

T´aint the price which governs whether something is crap.

TL
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In article rI_fc.7410$ru4.11876@attbi_s52,
Chas Wade wrote:

I can't find a Fenwick home page,

http://www.fenwickfishing.com

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I tried one off the clearance shelf....used it once. That says a lot - I
learned and had some of my best times with cheap old crap...

....birdless john

"Chas Wade" wrote in message
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Last summer I fished Idaho with Kevin Vang, and we stopped in a sort of
sporting liquidator store. I found a line that interested me for pike
and sal****er fishing, so I plunked down $14.95 and bought a Fenwick
World Class low stretch WF12F Sea Taper line. The front taper was just
4.5 feet, so I thought it might turn over the big bugs nicely.

I tried the line in Florida, and retired it after a couple dozen casts
because it just wouldn't flow through the guides. It hung up in the
tip and just felt sticky and soft. The water was around 70 degrees,
and the air was about the same, so it wasn't the tropical sun causing
trouble.

Has anyone had a positive experience with these lines? My inclination
is to just throw it away, but if others think these are worthwhile, I
might send it back to Fenwick.

Fortunately I brought my SA Steelhead line, and it worked beautifully
as always.

Chas
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Hi U All,

For over 50 years Scientific Angler/3M and Cortland Line company dominated
the world market for fly lines.

Lots of companies like Shakespeare, Berkeley/Fenwick, Garcia/Penguin tried
to duplicate the process but never really made it.

The third US company to make the leap has been Rio Products by Jim Vincent.

Finally, Airflow, with the help of Tim Rajeff, has got some good lines now
too.

Many fly lines like the Orvis, Teeny and Wulff are made by SA or Cortland.

The best floating fly lines in the world are ~$60USD so don't let that
interfere with your enjoyment of the sport.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com


"Chas Wade" wrote in message
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Last summer I fished Idaho with Kevin Vang, and we stopped in a sort of
sporting liquidator store. I found a line that interested me for pike
and sal****er fishing, so I plunked down $14.95 and bought a Fenwick
World Class low stretch WF12F Sea Taper line. The front taper was just
4.5 feet, so I thought it might turn over the big bugs nicely.

I tried the line in Florida, and retired it after a couple dozen casts
because it just wouldn't flow through the guides. It hung up in the
tip and just felt sticky and soft. The water was around 70 degrees,
and the air was about the same, so it wasn't the tropical sun causing
trouble.

Has anyone had a positive experience with these lines? My inclination
is to just throw it away, but if others think these are worthwhile, I
might send it back to Fenwick.

Fortunately I brought my SA Steelhead line, and it worked beautifully
as always.

Chas
remove fly fish to reply
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On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 03:50:57 GMT, "Bill Kiene"
wrote:

Hi U All,

For over 50 years Scientific Angler/3M and Cortland Line company dominated
the world market for fly lines.

Lots of companies like Shakespeare, Berkeley/Fenwick, Garcia/Penguin tried
to duplicate the process but never really made it.

The third US company to make the leap has been Rio Products by Jim Vincent.

Finally, Airflow, with the help of Tim Rajeff, has got some good lines now
too.

Many fly lines like the Orvis, Teeny and Wulff are made by SA or Cortland.

The best floating fly lines in the world are ~$60USD so don't let that
interfere with your enjoyment of the sport.


And very good lines (as opposed to the best) are available for
$20-$30. Like Cortland's 333s, Rio's Mainstreams and Sa's Air Cell,
Supreme and Mastery Headstart lines.


g.c.