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![]() I've been fishing for years with dispensable factory outlet junk lines. Now I want something good. What would be a good WF 3? |
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I've been fishing for years with dispensable factory outlet junk lines.
Now I want something good. What would be a good WF 3? For 3wt and under, I like lines that roll cast well. I use the Triangle taper. -- Frank Reid Reverse email to reply |
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![]() "William H.M. Wood" wrote in message ... I've been fishing for years with dispensable factory outlet junk lines. Now I want something good. What would be a good WF 3? Any of the premium WF lines by the major makers would be a good WF3. As to your application what type rod, a faster action rod would probably do better with one of the slick coated lines, whereas a slower action rod would do better with a more supple rod. Used to be you could take a DT and cut it half but the tapers have changed where that may not work as well for you. I like the SA mastery and the Wulf series of lines myself. |
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On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Wayne Knight wrote:
"William H.M. Wood" wrote in message What would be a good WF 3? I like the SA mastery and the Wulf series of lines myself. I'll third the recommendation for the Wulff Triangle Taper. It's lovely on my 8 ft 3 wt. __________________________________________________ _____________________ \ Mu Young Lee remove all dashes and underscores in reply address |
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William,
Sage worked with Dave Whitlock and Scientific Anglers a few years ago to developed a series of small weight forward floating lines in #0 to #5 line size for their small light "SPL" rods. It is called the 'Quiet Taper' and would be worth a try. Any of the premium fly lines should be good. -- Bill Kiene Kiene's Fly Shop Sacramento, CA, USA Web site: www.kiene.com "William H.M. Wood" wrote in message ... I've been fishing for years with dispensable factory outlet junk lines. Now I want something good. What would be a good WF 3? |
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"William H.M. Wood" wrote in message
... I've been fishing for years with dispensable factory outlet junk lines. Now I want something good. What would be a good WF 3? I'm happy with a Airflo Platinum Chalkstream that I bought because it was the only decent line I could find in a small store. The finish is quite slick. |
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![]() "William H.M. Wood" wrote in message ... I've been fishing for years with dispensable factory outlet junk lines. Now I want something good. What would be a good WF 3? I only fish Cortland 444 on full lenght fly lines. (actually i use their shooting line for my coastal fishing too) The coating is superb, and the line keeps smooth and "silky" even when fishing at very low temperatures. It floates well too(the floating lines of course, hehe). I've heard that when fishing on locations where it can very hot (fishing permit, tarpon, bonefish etc), the line will get very stick and almost "rubberband" like. I've never fished such places, so I cant say if that's true or not. Also Cortland lines are very affordable compared to SA, TEENY and SAGE lines imho. Some might say that SA lines are more durable than Cortland lines, but when a Cortland costs 50% of en equal SA line, then you could change your line every ½ season, and always have a fresh new line. Allthough i've never had any problems at all with Cortland lines. ![]() /Thomas |
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"William H.M. Wood" wrote in message ...
I've been fishing for years with dispensable factory outlet junk lines. Now I want something good. What would be a good WF 3? I try to buy double tapers whenever possible (they're sometimes hard to find). They work fine for me, and you can turn them around and fish the other side of the line, thereby doubling the line life. Weight forward lines (at least for small trout stream rigs) where a conspiracy--by the line manufacturers--to sell more lines. |
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Salmo Bytes wrote:
"William H.M. Wood" wrote in message ... I've been fishing for years with dispensable factory outlet junk lines. Now I want something good. What would be a good WF 3? I try to buy double tapers whenever possible (they're sometimes hard to find). They work fine for me, and you can turn them around and fish the other side of the line, thereby doubling the line life. Weight forward lines (at least for small trout stream rigs) where a conspiracy--by the line manufacturers--to sell more lines. One of the best examples of how the industry is f***ing up the sport in order to sell more stuff is the line manufacturers' screwing with line weights (i.e., producing lines whose first 30 ft is not standard). A very good summary was put together by Chuck Stranahan (Caddis Variant) in his posts on this thread on the VFS forum: http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=208385 JR |
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![]() JR One of the best examples of how the industry is f***ing up the JR sport in order to sell more stuff is the line manufacturers' JR screwing with line weights (i.e., producing lines whose first 30 JR ft is not standard). I'm curious: which manufacturers/lines no longer adhere to the standards? The one I know of is Scientific Anglers GPX (a 4wt line is in reality something like 4.5wt). -- Jarmo Hurri Commercial email countermeasures included in header email address. Remove all garbage from header email address when replying, or just use . |
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