From: "Michael P. Thompson"

nd a weight forward or shooting head line (Or use my dad's
idea. Buy a double-taper line and cut it in half. Tie it onto 50 yards or
more of backing, with the heavy end outward. When it's worn out, take it off

I agree with everything Michael said except for the linr recommendation. Get a
moderately priced double taper that fits your rod. It is easier to roll cast
and mend line than it would be with a weight forward, and as an absolute
beginner, you don't want to fool with shooting heads or modified double taper
lines just yet. There will be plenty of time for that later.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller