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Jarmo Hurri wrote:

JR A lot of new lines are being put on the market with remarks from
JR the makers about the front part of the line being somehow
JR different from the "norm", but with no actual specs on the weight.
JR Consider this from Cortland:

JR http://www.cortlandline.com/technical/444_specs.html

JR Note that the specs for all the old 444 lines have info on the
JR actual AFTMA line weight (±140 grams for the first 30 ft of a 5wt,
JR for example). For the "NEW" lines, though, i.e., the 444 Tropic
JR Plus Lazer Redfish and the 444 Classic Sylk (sic, God help us),
JR there is only info on the tapers, nothing about weight. The same
JR seems to be true for Sage and SA; you won't find much about the
JR actual weight of their lines.

Good point. What we will soon need is some fanatic who will actually
weigh new lines and publish the results on a web page for
comparison. Pretty much insane - we already had the standard.

I think that my next new line will be one of the old 444's - just to
support lines with known ratings...



My local fly fishing dealer (I live in Europe) says the Gary
LaFontaine's Delicate Presentation Line is the best invention since
sliced bread. Cortland 444 is old news.

Do you happen to know this line?