I just bought a RIO nymph line that has a built in indicator and and
oversized front taper. At the moment the Ogden river is the only
close stream fishable and that large taper was a little much for that
small stream. I also didn't like high sticking with it, the heavy
taper made it hang a little lower and made it harder to keep the fly
in the feeding lane (it kept wanting to droop down closer to the rod)
However, it does load my XP quickly and works very well for roll
casts. I will fish with it for a while before I decide if it was
worth the money (or not).
After listening to Denny extol the virtues of the Cortland Clear Camo
Sink tip I bought one of those to try using in the Shallows of our
local reservoirs. I also bought up one size.
Tis the season! This time of year I get the fishing bug, but work,
weather and blown out rivers makes it difficult to get out, so I end
up spending money on new stuff. I've got a couple of new lines, a
new vice, a bunch of stuff at insane clearance at the sporting goods
store (Cortland 333 lines for $4.95, mostly double tapers of larger
sizes but good for making shooting heads as described in the
excellent link you gave me a while back)
I'm also looking a water proof digital camera, and who knows? A
camping trailer? A new truck to pull it?
Tom
On Mar 27, 2007, at 8:43 AM, Wes Wada wrote:
Hi Tom,
I've mentioned the Monic Clear Floater flylines before on the
list. Excellent handling and casting line to fish over spooky,
educated fish. Definitely works. Much improved product over their
past efforts. Leaves the Cortland 555 clear floater (pizza junk)
in the dust. I overline a #5 wt. rod with a #6 floater, and that
seems slightly light for my medium-fast-action rod. I would
definitely overline by one weight, maybe two if you do a lot of
close-in fishing.
The other favorite specialty line I use s a Cortland 555 Ghost Tip,
which is a mint green floating line with a clear intermediate sink
tip. Very good for those days when fish are working the top four
feet of the water. Pleasant to fish with since you are not always
dragging a sinking line out of the water to recast. Excellent
nymph and emerger line for stillwater - best intermediate line when
fish are working close to the surface.
The Cortland 444 Clear Camo intermediate sink line is a standard in
these parts, great line for fishing down to about 10 feet depth.
This is the line that Denny Rickards recommends in his stillwater
clinics (which is a plus or minus to some people), and it is the
slowest-sinking intermediate line on the market. Excellent product
all-around, with exceptional durability. I also overline one weight
with this product.
Those are my favorites.
A line I wish I had in hand to play with? The new Scientific
Angler XXD Expert Distance line. It sounds interesting.
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
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