"BJ Conner" wrote in message
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On Nov 26, 1:13 pm, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:
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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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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Actually I do have a DT line that needs to be reversed, thought
about cutting the taper off the one side and experimenting.

The article is drifting for steelhead in rivers.
For chucking large weighted flies, the anglers makes his own
leaders and starts with a 30" piece of 40 lb test butt section, jointed
with
the now taperless line by nailknot. He then adds a 12" piece of 20 lb.
connected with a double uni-knot. Then bloodknots on his long 10 lb.
tippet/tippets depending on the fly or flies used, and adds splits
accordingly.

Said chucking large heavy flies is a lot easier as well as putting in
a cast mend.

It's an interesting technique, and something I would like to experiment
with.
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For large weighted fly take the 40 lb mono back to the center of the
reel spool. Sooner or later your not really fly fishing.

So where do you draw the line?
-tom