Double Taper vs. WF
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Since Zach is the “Castmaster” and there are several other “Zen Casters” on this board, I’d like to pose a question.
Earlier this year in Townsend, TN at LRO, I got to see Joe Humphries do a casting demo up close and personal.
Good question Brandon, I read this artical on FAOL and have seen it posted in many other places as well. I also wonder what the Zen casters and cast masters will say bout it.
Mike,
I haven’t noticed any cracking, but what I did notice was little nicks or cuts sticking out in a few places.
Hey Brandon-
Castmaster sounds an awful lot like ‘Castwell’ and that is one title I won’t be claiming.
Here’s the deal: DT lines have no rear taper and thus no loss of mass as the caster extends out line.
I had the pleasure of watching Mr. Humphreys do a 60+’ bow and arrow roll cast while on his knee’s at the Charlotte rod show two years ago using a dinky, little rod. Had he used a standard weight forward for that I’m sure the cast would have puked out when the head of the line got out past the tip. That plays right into what Zach mentioned about the mass component.
Maybe Joe was talking about the fact you can end-for-end a DT line, but the way that man casts I’ll bet its behavior was his main reason for liking it.
I rarely fish anything but DT lines, though that might be because I’m a bamboo guy 99% of the time.
It seems that DTs have a lot of advantages (mend well at range, you can carry a lot of line without your loop opening up, reversible after I’ve done something stupid to one end, etc) and only one disadvantage, which seems minimal — you can’t shoot line quite as well.
It’s not as if you can’t shoot line at all, and frankly I think the difference is small outside of the saltwater arena, one of the three places I *do* use WF lines.
The real beauty of a DT is you can reverse it when one end is worn — a fact which I’m sure has not escaped the notice of line manufacturers, who seem
intent on selling WF lines, and why not?For everyday trout fishing, I think the DT just makes more sense.
TC
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