In article , Ken
Fortenberry wrote:

Lazarus Cooke wrote:
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... I think it's crazy when people
justify their use of outmoded technology by arguing that it's more
efficient. It isn't. But it may be nicer.

Well, call me crazy, but I can cast a size 14 hopper on a 8'
leader more "efficiently" into and against a howling wind
with a 5DT silk line than with any plastic line I've ever
used on the same rod. Nice doesn't have anything to do with
it, it just flat ass works better.

Doesn't that make it nicer?

And if you find yourself in a situation where you need to
use a 12' leader and size 20 dry fly you'll quickly learn
that a silk line is neither outmoded nor inefficient. A
silk line *IS* a pain in the ass to take care of, but that's
the only reason it's "outmoded technology".

Fair enough. You're probably right. They are better. I suspect also
that for downstream wet-fly fishing, which I don't do much of for
trout, you might well have a much better feel for the fly.

I agree. I use them because I like using them, and they do have a nice
feel (and a nice sound) zinging out through the rings. And the physics,
as you point out, makes them much better into a wind.

The *main* advantage, though, is being able to look over your half-rim
spectacles at other anglers and say 'Oh, you've got one of those new
bubble lines, have you. Are they any good?'

L

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