I didn't want to Highjack the other thread on beginners fly lines, so I started a new one. For those of you that have been chucking feathers for a bit, what lines have you been impressed with, or thought were really someting different and good.
Myself this year started with quite a few new purchases in the rod department, and not one got strung up with the same brand/model of line
I tried to match the lines to the rods, I did good on all but one, my little three weight. I strung it up with The Rio trout select, now this is a very good line for traditional casting, but couldn't do the single spey casts I was hoping it could. I also found it took a fair bit of line out of the tip to really load the little Loop yellow 3wt I have. So I also picked up a Loop Opti-stream line for the little yellow. Now this line is fun, it won't lay a size 24 soft hackle down like it was carried on a soft breeze. But it will allow you to do any basic single spey cast you want, and allow you to shoot enough line with it to hit the far seems you are aiming for. And off the pick up it'll allow you to shoot over 40ft of line with no real effort.
I also picked up The SA nymph line for the wifes 4wt, no major new stuff with that line, the extra weight does help to load her somewhat stiffer little rod, and let her feel the load.
Theres other lines that I picked up but before I bore anyone with the details, what lines or combo's have you guys found that are working real nice :cheers:
Myself this year started with quite a few new purchases in the rod department, and not one got strung up with the same brand/model of line
I also picked up The SA nymph line for the wifes 4wt, no major new stuff with that line, the extra weight does help to load her somewhat stiffer little rod, and let her feel the load.
Theres other lines that I picked up but before I bore anyone with the details, what lines or combo's have you guys found that are working real nice :cheers: