Hey:
Just have to give another shout out for the use of clear intermediate lines. Having first discovered them for saltwater fishing, the lightest line I had been using was a 6 weight. This year I got a 4 weight for my 8' Scott G Series. This year I have fished the intermediate on almost every occasion, most recently at Grant's Kennebago Cabins (****) in Maine. While fishing for small native brook trout I caught more than I could count for hours, while my fishing buddy had a very tough time with the same flies on a floating line. More to the point I now use the line with my foam spiders for panfish with the same exceptional results. Realizing I'm an out-of-control tackle freak and many of the less enlightened do not feel like getting a new line for every rod they own, I would just say that get one for your favorite rod and if you not happy, I will refund your money, plus interest - when the Stock Market hits 20,000. These lines work well IMHO due to several facts:
1. They cast well - much more smoothly than a floating line
2. You don't line the fish - either casting or retrieving your line. This allows for more time in the strike zone and less spooked fish.
3. The sink just below the surface so they are not affected by wind and do not disturb the surface of the water when retrieved.
4. Cast properly they settle on to the water as gently as a floating line
If a line manufacturer reads this, how about a clear floating bass taper fly line?
That's my story & I'm sticking to it.
Tom
Just have to give another shout out for the use of clear intermediate lines. Having first discovered them for saltwater fishing, the lightest line I had been using was a 6 weight. This year I got a 4 weight for my 8' Scott G Series. This year I have fished the intermediate on almost every occasion, most recently at Grant's Kennebago Cabins (****) in Maine. While fishing for small native brook trout I caught more than I could count for hours, while my fishing buddy had a very tough time with the same flies on a floating line. More to the point I now use the line with my foam spiders for panfish with the same exceptional results. Realizing I'm an out-of-control tackle freak and many of the less enlightened do not feel like getting a new line for every rod they own, I would just say that get one for your favorite rod and if you not happy, I will refund your money, plus interest - when the Stock Market hits 20,000. These lines work well IMHO due to several facts:
1. They cast well - much more smoothly than a floating line
2. You don't line the fish - either casting or retrieving your line. This allows for more time in the strike zone and less spooked fish.
3. The sink just below the surface so they are not affected by wind and do not disturb the surface of the water when retrieved.
4. Cast properly they settle on to the water as gently as a floating line
If a line manufacturer reads this, how about a clear floating bass taper fly line?
That's my story & I'm sticking to it.
Tom
