Sandy Pittendrigh wrote:
Larry L wrote:
Looking over my stuff, I see that I need to replace at least one line.

I don't get any magazines or otherwise keep on the latest and greatest
products. I'll be looking for a WF 5 F ...hopefully one that actually
still floats a few days out of the box and in a color suitable for use over
spooky fish

Any suggestions on a 'state of the art' selection?



for 5wt rods I like to buy double taper lines.
I like the way they cast better (for smaller dry fly rods
anyway) and then you get to flop the line around, when
the front end gets mangled.

Wt forward lines make sense for big streamer rods. But for dry fly
rods I think they're primary purpose is to make you buy lines
more often.
Double tapers work fine if you cut them in half. If your fishing
smaller streams and shorter rods you'll never know the other half is
at home in the box waiting for next year or beyond.