On 28 Oct 2003 19:34:42 +0200, Jarmo Hurri wrote:


My original question was very short, so let me elaborate a bit.

1. Practically everyone I know uses some sort of WF lines (or shooting
heads) in heavier gear.

2. The two rod manufacturers that I've checked (Sage, Winston)
recommend WF lines in heavier gear, either explicitly or
implicitly.

3. The DT versions of Scientific Anglers Mastery lines (GPS, XPS) are
not even available in weights over 6. They do have some 7 and 8
weight cheaper DT lines.

Personally I'm a DT fan, and I have a DT line even in my 10wt. On the
other hand, I can't cast very well with it... :-)

1. Me, too.
2. Marketing. They're selling the Distance = Satisfaction paradigm.
3. Heavier rods and forward-biased lines for bigger water. Pretty much a
truism where I get to fish.

My 5 weights are the most-used rods, and I have both DTF and WFF lines plus a
uniform super-sinker.

For my 4's, 3's and 2's, the lines are all DTF's.
For my 7's, 8's and 9's, the lines are all WFF or WFS types, from so-called
"Bass" tapers to also-so-called "Big Game" tapers (basically, increasingly
forward biased).

So I fit the marketing model pretty well...

/daytripper (Clearly an easy mark for the rod companies ;-)