daytripper wrote:
Willi & Sue wrote:
Goat wrote:

FWIW. I would say a 5 or 6 wt. and a DT floating line to learn
with. The lighter wts would be more fun with pan fish but if it
gets a tad windy its just going to **** you off, and if you are
mad it ain't fun. (don't get me wrong, as you are learning no
matter what wt you have the wind is something you will sooner or
later have to deal with.) You may be tempted to go with a DT line
but I would say no. True you may have more ease getting a little
longer casts, but DT lines are not as easy to roll cast. Being
able to do a good roll cast is key and will save you heart ache in
the end.

Although I don't think there is much difference between the two in
terms casting, it's been "generally accepted" that DT lines roll
cast better and WF lines are better for distance. IMO, with the
different tapers made today, generalizations like that can't be
made. Personally I use DT lines for lighter rods (mainly because you
can reverse them and get two lines out of them) and WF for heavier
rods because I think they generally give you a bit more distance.

It might be the tapers I buy, but from where I'm casting, there is no
doubt that the typical Double Taper is easier to roll cast at
distance, and is easier to mend, than the typical Weight Forward
line; and further, because of the thinner running line, the typical
WF line is better at distance casting than the DT.

Zero doubt...

/daytripper (Red Sox Win! Yankees Lose!

Yes, it was a good day for Sox fans.

Edwards exposes Doctor Evil for the rich lying hypocritical crank he
is.

So that would make Edwards Kerry's Mini-me? If I heard "John Kerry and I
have a plan" one more time I would have puked. Did he EVER get a
sentence out that didn't include the words John Kerry?

It's been a great day!

Hey, one out of two wins ain't all bad. ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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