Tom Nakashima wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
... I
have a real Phoenix Silk fly line in DT5 for my other
bamboo and the Cortland Sylk is even limper than the
real thing. If you're used to a stiff, slick coating
on your fly line for roll casting etc., you probably
wouldn't like Cortland Sylk.

How do you like the Phoenix Silk? Rollcast?
I just pulled up the Phoenix website,
so you dress the line accordingly? Sinking, floating?
Expensive line. $268.07 = 190.00 Euro for 7wt DT...think I
converted that right.
I'll probably stick with the conventional DT line for now, I enjoy
the rollcast.

It's a great fly line, it may sound expensive but properly
taken care of it will outlast 5 or 6 plastic lines. All I
have to do now is live long enough to realize the cost
benefit. ;-)

I don't rollcast much and I don't fish anything other than
a floating line with the bamboo rod. I treat the silk with
Red Mucilin and when it starts to sink (5-6 hours of fishing)
I turn the DT around and fish the other end. I hang it up to
dry overnight, treat both ends again the next morning and
it's ready to go for 10-12 more hours of fishing.

--
Ken Fortenberry