Chuck; The taper you see is designed to help the line roll over and to put the bulk of the fly line weight in the belly of the loop when you cast. By putting the weight in the loop you can shoot the line better and get more distance. It is tapered at both end to maximize the belly weight. Some makers try to also say when the line gets older you can flip it instead of buying a new one. In my experience if the front is shot the back is too. The only time I don't like these tapered lines is when you are making short accurate casts. When you are doing this you will notice that the thin section is very difficult to lay out. Once you start to get the heavy belly out the casting performance is much better. It is actually easier to cast 30 eet with these lines than it is to cast 10.
Mike M -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Critter Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [VFB] Front weighted fly line yes, leave it as designed. Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > leave it as is! > > "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I just noticed that on the front weighted fly line I have,it is thin for > about 10' then gets thicker (heavier), then gets thinner again towards the > reel end... Should I leave that light end as is?? Or cut it closer to the > weighted end, so it will scat farther/better??? Thanks, Chuck > > -Critter Habitat Improvement Committee Chair Twin Cities Trout Unlimited ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.geocities.com/krazedcritter (Hunting scaly creatures and catching furry creatures since 1808.)C ><(((("> ><((((">
