Line Memory/Preference
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I’ve basically settled on SA Mastery and Rio high end lines, and lately I haven’t been as pleased with the Rios.
And I do agree with Zach, the cortland 555 is a decent line but the SA stuff is really head and shoulders above the rest.
Zach- Thanks a bunch for your input. I’ve been buying this stuff for too long…its time for a change. If you had to pick a 3wt line, for trout, that’s going to be used on a graphite and bamboo rod, which would you choose (between the Rio and the SA). Also, I’m just a little curious to see if you have tried the Cortland SYLK lines and if so, what you think of them.
Not trying to butt in but I’d say go for the SA XPS. This is a really nice soft line with very little line memory. It casts nice on a slower rod too, so it will go nice on a bamboo too.
The Rio Selective Trout is also a softer line. Haven’t tried it much because I justgot it.
The Sylk, I’ve read too many different stories (sticking, tip not floating well) that I won’t bother until the good news appears more often than bad news.
Jay
I bought a 555 5wt line when they were just out and have used it less than a half dozen times for the reason you mentioned. I purchased the line in November and had such an awful time with it coiling on any day when the temperature dipped below 50 that I had no interest in using it during warmer weather either. Consequently, it has less dirt on it than I have on me right now and I could easily pass it off as “like new condition”.
I was a dedicated Wulff user for many years until I won an SA GPX line from a local fly shop; I’ve replaced all of my lines with SA since then. They have remained slick and supple through all kinds of weather.
The only other brand I’ve tried was a Rio sink tip line; the running line had a bad memory problem, so I ended up cutting the sink tip off, dividing it into sections, and making sinking leaders.
I would like to cast a Cortland 555 Little Tunny line, though. If anyone has one I would like to hear their opinion.
Bryan
I had heard both good and bad…and more and more bad about the Cortland Sylk fly lines for some time.
There is another that the fellows on the fiberglass board rave about from the Hook & Hackle site online. The line is supposed to be made by Cortland and is a mix of the 333 line and the Sylk line. With all discounts the fly line ends up being $28 and they come in a nice green color
I think I read that it’s just a 444 Peach in a different color made for H&H.
Jay
I started using the Cortland Sylk line this year and have been really happy with it. It is very limber, basically no memory and casts well.
Lets make a list of lines that are soft and stay soft in cold conditions.
* Rio Selective Trout
* Sage Quiet Taper (?)
* Cortland Sylk (but has floating problems…)
* SA XPS (oops, I forgot this one indeed!)
* …..Please add!
Jay
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