"Sandy Pittendrigh" wrote



for 5wt rods I like to buy double taper lines.
I like the way they cast better (for smaller dry fly rods


I find it amusing how often I've changed my opinions on equipment, and then
reversed those changes, over the years. I've been adamant about using DT
lines and stubbornly committed to WF lines at one time or the other.
Right now the rod has a DT on it that I've never liked ( not sure what brand
.... ugly memory and coiling, sticky where you want slicky, and stiffer than
I like). It still has the other end unused. For some reason, I rather
assumed that any just out 'state of the art' line would be some variation on
the WF theme .... since 'magic shoots a mile delicately' tapers seem to be
the latest in sales gimmics. The last time I bought a line (different
rod), and asked for a DT, the salesperson ( about 20 years old ) looked at
me like I was nuts and made some comment about "nobody still fishes those,
do they?"

My "catalog research" makes the Rio lines ( either Grand or Selective
Trout ) seem desirable .... but I'm a sucker for well written sales hype
..... (I'm still thinking of getting one of those nuclear submarine self
casting rods) .... and can't be trusted to make sensible decisions after
period of catalog browsing