Dry Fly Lines?

[lurchers4life 103]

Best way to learn is with sub standerd equipment I learnt with it and fished prfeshional level for 6-7 years

[MIK 4,763]

WHY is that the best way to learn ?....what a lot of shite min

[esoxluscious 44]

Best way to learn is with sub standerd equipment I learnt with it and fished prfeshional level for 6-7 years

 

you do have a point there, however fly fishing isnt my main focus which is why having sub standard equipment the odd time i do 'fluff chuck' doesnt help!

 

i learnt to pike/coarse fish as a child, on my own, with tackle that my father/grandfather used and could now accurately cast a lure/float/feeder with pretty much any thing that resembled a rod

[lurchers4life 103]

Well I woudnt be letting no bigginer touch one of my rods theyd snap it in seconds

[Tiercel 6,986]

Over the years I have tried all the major brands of fly line. If I am honest, they do make casting easier for the novice. The big question is do they catch you more fish? In my mind, the jury is out on that one, but on the balance of probability I would say marginally yes.

 

That said I learned to flyfish in the mid 1960's when there was no such thing as carbon fibre and the choice of lines was limited to say the least. You had a choice of lines that were either greased up to float or sank like a stone.

 

You learned to fish with what you had, you soon learned the twitch of the finger trick to turn you leader over to give the floating down from the sky presentation. So i would say that using a cheap line is not a real disadvantage when learning. In fact it may well help in other facets of flyfishing.

 

TC

[nakednutt 58]

i've tried most of the bigger names for fly lines but find barrio fly lines hard to beat. less than 30 quid will get you a line that will equal the top of the range stuff. just ordered a spey line off them and it was here in 2 days. the boys from aberdeen who makes them mik

[J Darcy 5,871]

i've tried most of the bigger names for fly lines but find barrio fly lines hard to beat. less than 30 quid will get you a line that will equal the top of the range stuff. just ordered a spey line off them and it was here in 2 days. the boys from aberdeen who makes them mik

I wasn't impressed with my barrio floater on my trout gear. It flew nice and straight with zero memory, but there was just one problem... it didn't float!

[nakednutt 58]

 

i've tried most of the bigger names for fly lines but find barrio fly lines hard to beat. less than 30 quid will get you a line that will equal the top of the range stuff. just ordered a spey line off them and it was here in 2 days. the boys from aberdeen who makes them mik

 

I wasn't impressed with my barrio floater on my trout gear. It flew nice and straight with zero memory, but there was just one problem... it didn't float!

I've used the gt120 for about a year now and its still ok. Did you send mike an email? Im sure he would of sorted something out for you

[baw 4,360]

Fly fisherman put too much emphasis on presentation, it really doesn't matter. It looks good though and gives the ego a boost but that's about it. I'm into fly fishing now but I was a keen (still am) bubble float and fly man. Ive lost count of the trout ive took as the bubble hits the water on the closest fly to it. I can mind as a teenager fishing the Clyde, got to where I was fishing and there were 3 fly fisherman on the other bank, one my side. Nice evening hatch, fish rising. I was greeted with groans. My first cast I hadn't noticed my top fly was hooked onto the top eye of the rod resulting in me whipping the bubble off the line into the water I'm like ffs only bubble I had. I said to the guy on this bank, are you wearing waders, could you get my bubble. Sarcastically he looked down at his waders then reluctantly got my bubble before it disappeared. One of the loudmouths on the other bank shouted over, you should have left that ducking thing, we'll catch f**k all with that splashing about. You can imagine, I felt as welcome as a fart in a space suit but I ain't one to get put off by fannies even when I've made a fanny of myself. One thing I was confident with was my fishing ability. Anyhow, 3 casts and yer auld da hooked one playing it into the bank with all eyes on me, it was your average size Clyde trout about half a pound so I threw it back. I started heading down river, one you've caught a trout that's danced about, the waters usually spoilt for a wee bit. As I casted I looked up and there was loud mouth covering the water where I'd hooked the fish. I shouted up to him, you won't catch f**k all there after that fish I caught splashing about anyhow, back to presentation, if I can catch trout with a bubble hitting the water, unless your whipping the water it ain't no biggy. As for the best lines, the line is just there to cast the fly into the water, don't get hung up on it. Obviously forward weighted is going to be the easiest so use that. I agree with the guy who said use cheap gear to learn. If you master it, you can catch fish on any gear. The only way you'll catch fish is to gain experience. The more experienced the fisherman, the more chance hell catch fish. Obviously beginners get lucky but they'll forget quickly the important stuff that got the fish. Where was the fish, what height was the water, colour of water, time of day, how fast was the retrieve, which fly it took, a multitude of stuff far more important that presentation. Learn to read the river conditions etc and you'll gain experience quickly.

[Country Joe 1,411]

Airflow get good write ups on their lines, i had their fast glass on one of my spools, haven't been flyfishing for two years, so that line has never been of the spool in that time.

i thought it would need a good stretch, but first cast it shot out straight as die not one coil in it. sign of a good line,

ended up with a cracking 5LB Rainbow Troot, fully finned and a perfect tail.

[lurchers4life 103]

Im using the airflo sixth sense mate and its a quality line but you cant beat cortland

[Country Joe 1,411]

Im using the airflo sixth sense mate and its a quality line but you cant beat cortland

Have used Cortland, and yes its good, but far too expensive. as all lines are.

You can buy a nylon washing line in Poundland for a pound, so how can the justify £50 to £ for a nylon line.

[lurchers4life 103]

The cortland 444 are 37 quid mate you pay for what you get I could go through a cheap line in next to no time

[nakednutt 58]

333s are even cheaper. The old rocket taper was a decent line

[MIK 4,763]

i've tried most of the bigger names for fly lines but find barrio fly lines hard to beat. less than 30 quid will get you a line that will equal the top of the range stuff. just ordered a spey line off them and it was here in 2 days. the boys from aberdeen who makes them mik

never bother with spey lines now its shooting heads all the way ....ive got an airflow set up on the 11.5 switch rod which I use more than most with the size of our beat ive got the mckenzie on the 13 footer which is some line and a skandi set up on the big rod ....still to catch a springer this season though .