Tom Nakashima wrote:
I read an article over the holidays about a technique of cutting the taper
of a double taper line when nymph fishing. The reasons were to have better
line management control, and the ability to throw large weighted flies with
ease, plus a nice drift. The article stated that since dry-fly presentation
wasn't a concern, the taper was useless.

I've never even considered cutting the taper off a line, and wondering if
anyone has done that when nymphing?
-tom



There might be something to it.

Level lines used to be common years ago, mainly, I thought, because they
were cheap. More expensive tapered lines were easier to cast. Maybe you
can manage the line better with a level line. It's possible, but it's
been so long since I've used one that I have no clue.

I don't buy the throwing "large weighted flies with ease" argument.

If you give it a try I'd be interested to know it comes out.

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