"Larry L" wrote in message
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I need to replace a #5 line on a rod that I use when I want to heave it out
there as well as fish more normally

I'm considering a SA Sharkskin ... 'one born every minute'

Has anyone here actually fished ( as opposed to cast ) this line enough to
provide feedback on things like

I have been playing with one since last fall. Out of the box it's everything
advertised and my experiences mirror mr. featherbender. I don't do a whole
bunch of streamer fishing but it is rough on the line finger if you do. If
it floated any higher it would hovering, mends well enough, etc. Echo the
other poster, it seems to do more on a faster rod than my slower rods in
terms of getting extra casting distance. On my XP and BIIx I can boom the
entire line pretty much effortlessly. On my go to IM6 or Paradigm it just
doesn't seem to load as well. I don't think it gets any dirtier than any
other line and I've not cleaned mine yet other than running it through one
of the cortland cleaning pads. The noise is really different.

Mine's been on winter hiatus but I am hearing from others that it's not
holding up well to constant use. Two of the guys I know who were initially
high on the line have quit using it. One said it quit floating as well and
the other one claimed some deterioration in the coating.

I didn't pay for my line and when the salt water line comes out I will write
a check for one. I like it but not worth $100 for my trout needs. Personally
I think it's a distance line and I just don't find myself in enough
situations where I need to cast over 50' if that far.