William H.M.Wood wrote: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?



If you are talking about the one that is in a drab olive color I bought one of
them when they first came out. It might be the answer if you fish primarily
very small flies in something like spring creek conditions. I don't but once
every five years or so. It does not work worth a damn with the heavily weighted
flies that I use in size 8 or 10 for my bluegill fishing. When I fish for trout
I seldom use flies smaller that a size 16 and I think that line excells for the
smaller flies.Since I bought that line, I have bought five or six more of the
old peach colored 444 lines in various sizes. I seldom cast more that 30 feet
in my fishing, so I do not need the ability to cast very long distances.I also
found that the drab olive color of that LaFontaine line was difficult to see at
the longer distances. You might want to consider this.

Big Dale