Cortland 444 Sylk

I need to replace the flyline I use on my little
Hamilton 'boo, the Zimboo ;-). I've been using a
Wulff Triangle Taper on it and I've decided I don't
really like the triangle taper anymore so now that
it's worn it's time to replace it and good riddance.

My first instinct is to go with a double taper
Cortland 444 Peach but I was wondering if anybody
out there in roff land would like to weigh in on
the Cortland 444 Sylk.

I Googled up the past discussions and Walt called
it "sweet", some beer snob used it with a furled
leader and JR said Sylk sic God help us. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Wayne Knight wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
My first instinct is to go with a double taper
Cortland 444 Peach but I was wondering if anybody
out there in roff land would like to weigh in on
the Cortland 444 Sylk.

It's a great line for soft rods. I have replaced all of my DT lines I
used on my cane and glass rods with it.

I'll make you the same offer I made someone on the winston forum, buy
the line and if you don't like, I'll buy it from you.

Well, it's only $2 more than the Cortland Peach so if it doesn't
work out maybe you'll let me have one of the ice cubes used to
vitiate your 25 year old Macallan and we'll call it even. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote in
:

I need to replace the flyline I use on my little
Hamilton 'boo, the Zimboo ;-). I've been using a
Wulff Triangle Taper on it and I've decided I don't
really like the triangle taper anymore so now that
it's worn it's time to replace it and good riddance.

My first instinct is to go with a double taper
Cortland 444 Peach but I was wondering if anybody
out there in roff land would like to weigh in on
the Cortland 444 Sylk.

I Googled up the past discussions and Walt called
it "sweet", some beer snob used it with a furled
leader and JR said Sylk sic God help us. ;-)


Ken--

The local Cortland rep (and we're down the street from the factory) just
demoed this at a TU meeting here earlier this week. It was meant to be a
short run product of a coupla hundred for people who wanted something to
use on bamboo, but plenty of people are matching it up to soft rods and
its selling big, which was a surprise to Cortland

It's very soft, and has an attractive dappled look. I haven't cast it
yet, but I'm thinking about trying it out on my 7'9" Orvis Far and Fine
5wt. I might not be recalling correctly, but I think he said it runs --
slightly-- on the heavy side in terms of weight. It didn't feel much
like any other flyline I've handled in terms of how soft it was. It
might be a little too soft in warm water. I believe he claimed it
floated well.

If you like a tip that never sinks, you might try the 555 duratip, but
that matches up better with a faster rod.

Scott

yeah, i'd second the recommendation, for what it's worth. i used the
dt3 sylk on a glass rod and it's fabulous. (incidentally, i've learned
not to argue with mr. knight's gear tastes).

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
. ..

Well, it's only $2 more than the Cortland Peach so if it doesn't
work out maybe you'll let me have one of the ice cubes used to
vitiate your 25 year old Macallan and we'll call it even. ;-)


I got your vitiate.

How about I just mix a finger or two with some spring water and then freeze
it, it'll be the best popsickle you've had in a long time.

I don't have one of the new Cortland Sylk lines, but I have used one
for a few hours. I have a good friend that has had one for about a year
now and when he offered the use of it I took him up on it. It seemed
ok to me, but I was not overly impressed. A few months ago I was in a
fly shop and they had the old Cortland 444 peach lines in a weight
forward 3 on slae for 25% off, so I bought one of them instead. Fred
was not overly impressed either. He bought one of the silk lines made
by I think it was Phoenix. That was over 200 bucks, but he just loves
that line. I have to admit that I have been using the old Cortland 444
peach lines for a long time now and they are my favorite lines for 5
weight and under and have at least one of them in all weights from 2
thru 5 and don't see me not keeping all of them till I wear them out.
If you decide to go with the Sylk line, let me know how you like it
after using it for a while.

Fred finds that the silk lines do not take too much maintenance. He
just unreels the line in the back of his Durango and lets it dry out in
the truck after fishing. He then redresses the line and it is good for
the next days fishing. He has not had a problem with it needing to be
redressed during the day's fishing. If it were not for the cost, I
would like to buy one of the silk lines, but they are a little too rich
for my blood.

Big Dale

Big Dale wrote:
snip
If you decide to go with the Sylk line, let me know how you like it
after using it for a while.

Fred finds that the silk lines do not take too much maintenance....

I ordered a Sylk DT4 from Uncle Wally and I plan to give it
a thorough workout in a couple of weeks. I'll let you know
what I think of it after I get back.

I have a Phoenix silk in DT5 that I use on my old Granger
Aristocrat and I like it quite a bit. I do strip it off
the reel to dry every time I use it so that's one more
maintenance step than what I do with my plastic lines.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote...

My first instinct is to go with a double taper
Cortland 444 Peach but I was wondering if anybody
out there in roff land would like to weigh in on
the Cortland 444 Sylk.


I used the 6 wt. Sylk on an 8 1/2' South Bend No.24 last year, and liked it.
It is denser than regular plastic lines so it can be smaller in diameter, so
they compensate by making the line slicker'n spit on an eel. It's also very
limber and floppy, so it doesn't cast like the stiffer lines, and has a
tendency for the loose line to want to wrap itself around you. I thought I
lost a tad of distance, but gained a prettier, more dainty presentation. I
feels really nice on the older rod with small line guides. It doesn't look
like silk, though. It looks like someone spilled pepper in the mustard.


Timothy Juvenal



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