"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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Has anyone here tried the Cortland 444 Sylk line?
It has a smaller dia. than most of the Double Taper lines on
the market. I was wondering how it cast, and since it's smaller
in dia, how it would rollcast.

I use the Sylk DT's on 3,4, and 5wt slow action graphites plus cane and
glass. It's a fine line for those applications and will roll cast decently
on those rods. I would not even think of using it on a faster action rod. It
doesn't float as well as a real silk line and it needs to be cleaned a
little more often than a regular line. Until the new generation of the Rio
Selective trout line which is supposed to be more like the sylk starts
shipping I highly recomend the Sylk or the Wulff LB fly lines for cane and
glass if one doesn't like the standard fly lines.

If it's better roll casting with a quicker rod you want, go with a Wulf TT
or wait until the SA Sharkskin line starts shipping. It costs almost twice
as much as a the regular premium lines but man oh man, 20' more in your cast
and it floats better than any line I've tried. But it's got a different
surface texture and it does make a little noise moving through the guides
when casting and shooting line.