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What is your favorite type of fly line?
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What is your favorite type of fly line? |
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Posts: 147 03/15/09 09:00:04 |
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Salmosalar.fiberglassflyro... |
Hi Curley... | #1 | ||
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Posts: 64 03/15/09 11:48:08 |
I have tried almost all varieties of fly line except silk. My favorite line for trout angling in my bailiwick is good old fashioned Cortland 444 Peach double
taper. If I feel the need for a weight forward then the choice is Cortland Clear Creek. Smallmouth bass will usually be addressed with an Airflo poly floater
or sinking line. The airflo to my estimation works a little better in the heavier weights.
I have used 444 for at least 25 years and I just keep on coming back to this Cortland classic. 
And I live in Michigan, the home of Scientific Anglers.  
Gary 
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Curley |
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Posts: 147 03/17/09 08:04:56 |
Gary,
I've heard great things and terrible things about Cortland, and have fished it a few years myself. Worked fine, as I remember, but it was only a few years in to my fly-fishing career, and I didn't have nearly enough knowledge to have a great opinion. However, it did crack after less than a year of fishing Do you have any problems with it cracking? Glad to hear you
are able to catch fish with it I wonder what characteristics make Airflo
better in the larger weights...
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Salmosalar.fiberglassflyro... |
Sorry for the tardy reply... | #3 | ||
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Posts: 64 04/07/09 19:01:40 |
Hi Curley;
I have had good experience with 444 Cortland. I am very meticulous about line care. Lines are ALWAYS cleaned after use with the recommended cleaner. During the off season lines are removed from the reels and cleaned. The lines are looped in loose coils tied with pipe cleaners and ID tags. The lines are then stored inside a cotton garment bag and hung in a closet. I have placed small s- hooks inside the bag to hold the lines away from one another. The opaque bag reduces UV damage and the "loose" weave of the cotton fabric allows for air circulation.
I have bought two SA lines recently. I have been satisfied with their performance and would recommend them to anyone, Mastery XPS floating DT's.
Airflo lines in my opinion seem a little firmer ( I hate to use the word stiffer to describe such a supple line) and thereby shoot a little better when combined with a heavier weight line. In all the years I been fishing I've only had one line crack. That company is now gone and I won't mention its name. 
If I fished the main stem of the Manistee or the Ausable I would probably have found other lines to work better for big water. But for my local trout waters a smooth 444 Peach DT has been a plum for me.
The reason I was sooooo late in responding? We have had an early spring with mild temps and sun. So I have spent most of my free time scraping the house for painting. UGH! 
GARY P.S. Congratulations on your new position as a guide. I am certain you will do well. 
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WF PVC (i.e. S/A, Cortland, Wulff)
