dt line recommendations
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I use the Sage Quiet DT Line on my LL 8’9″ rod and it works very well and is available up to 5wt. I think it now comes in a stealthy Moss color. Rio Selective Trout DT is a nice line as well.
Zach-
Happy to oblige…I think it is the most versatile. Swinging a big streamer or tossing and mending a nymph set-up…even use if from the boat when chasing stripers.
I do a ton of rollcasting and just like how the dt loads and lands…not as splashy as a WF…again my opinion I have no science to back up my statement.
For the 5 weight…my typical haunts are some streams where false casting just isn’t the right choice both from the standpoint of spooky fish and trees….and the length of rollcast I need to make to hit some of the spots is 40 to 50 feet…consistently a dt has done that better for me.
The main arugment for a DT that I can think of is that you can turn it around after chewing up one end, so essentially you can buy half as many lines. That being said, here in Kansas the wind is usually blowing hard enough to twist your ears, so a DT is a pain. I’ve been using all WF since I got here. When I get back to Arkansas and spend more time on the little Ozark streams chasing smallmouth fifteen feet away, I’ll have at least a couple of DTs again. For now though, WF is the way to go up here.
As for brands, it’s not stylish, but the Cabela’s Prestige works well without being too overspecialized. It is a screaming bright color though. If you are after a sinking line, they have a couple of No Vis options avaliable.
Hey Adam –
I agree with Dan, of course, if you’re the kind of person who actually uses both ends of the line.
Here are some ideas to get “budget” lines……….
Go to your local fly shops and ask them is they have any of last years lines laying around.
They may sell them to you cheap.Or ask them is they have any 2nd hand line from guys that have brought their reels to be respooled.
If you’re fishing inside 30 feet, there is literally no difference between a DT and a non-complex WF
And in most applications…how many folks are tossing longer than 30 feet of flyline…add another 10 feet of leader/tippet you are at 40 feet.
Zach…my argument is towards simplifying the equation.
Adam –
If you’re not fishing beyond 30 feet regularly, you’re right – you may as well get the DT and have the ability to swap out ends.
Bright lines – they actually sell like crazy! It’s a consumer driven color – someone likes it (not me).
DT – I put one on my 2 wt and it’s the only situation where it works for me. But mostly for the reasons Zach said. WF lines are just better in my opinion.
Species Specific Lines – Yes, I think a Carp line takes it too far. However, it’s marketing and these companies are looking for any way to make a buck. Even though you pay 70 bucks for a line, most line companies (and all of Fly Fishing) make little money and the people pushing these products are working their butts off to try to find away to sell a few more lines a year.
I really think the species specific lines are nice. Yes, you can do just about anything with a SA GPX but it is a hell of a lot nicer to throw poppers with a bass taper (or pike/muskie is sweet too) or throw dries on XPS. Figure out what you do most of the time (even if it is a DT line) and go with that.
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION:
-Get an SA GPX DT for your 5. Get a WF for your 8 (or if you’re throwing streamers get a sinking line)http://buy.scientificanglers.com/lines/fly-lines.html?sa_taper=130
my last 2 lines for the 8 were from SA and the marketing machine that is orvis….
Interesting discussion.
And in most applications…how many folks are tossing longer than 30 feet of flyline…add another 10 feet of leader/tippet you are at 40 feet.
I throw way more than 30ft in my drift boat. At certain times of the year you gotta throw long if you want to catch fish. Big mid summer smallies are boat shy. We throw 60+ on 7-8-9 weights often. However, on 4wts, a different story.
Back to DTs… Another thing you can do is cut them in half.
I did this for a 3wt setup I have. Basically cut the fly line in half, store one half in the box, keeping it clean and brandy new. Use up the other half. Two for the price of one!
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