Bill: Yes, I cast them both on my Wal Mart special $39.95 Crystal River
“Cahill” rod. I do se a cpl bells and whistles the Orvis has that the no name
doesn’t line welded loop ends on both ends for easier tie on to the backing and
to the leader ad well as the fact that the Orvis line has it’s
I stand corrected. The Orvis I bought IS Made in the USA. That’s worth a LOT
IMHO, Chuck
From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of
Neville Gosling
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 4:17 PM
To: VFB
Subject: Re: [VFB] Cheap but good fly line
The very cheap line is likely Chinese made. Are
Neville: They are both floating, w/f line. You’re right, the Orvis will
probably out last the no name, (it should for the price difference) but it’s
Chinese made too, plus I can buy 5 spools of the cheap stuff for the SALE price
of the Orvis. Don’t get me wrong. I’m VERY happy with the Orvis
The very cheap line is likely Chinese made. Are they both weight forward lines
or both double tapers? You can’t really compare if they are not the same. For
floating lines, it remains to be seen if they continue to float after normal
use. It is not casting distance but overall performace that
Folks: About 2-3 weeks ago, I ordered a $59.95 spool of Orvis fly line as it
was on sale for $29.95. It casts great. BUT, that same day, I ordered a
spool of no brand of eBay because it was only $5.99 plus 99 cents shipping
just to see what the difference is between the higher dollar brand name
