Best Fly Line

[salmonshrimp]

Mackenzie DTX 68ft head 10/11 because it flies out

[madkeen]

Carron 85 a relaxing way to fish

[underghillie]

Any GuideLine power taper shooting head

Why? Because they catch fish.

[stincharstoat]

A Carron floater.....just perfect.

[perthshirefisher]

So far! DTX multi tip with 15ft sinking tip on my rod,very slick/supple turned over very well,still to try the carron though

[badcaster]

still waiting to find mine although the hardy mach2 55ft floater casts nice

[scanny]

From those I've used;

MacKenzie 9/10 58ft flies out and is effortless to cast and fish, eats 14' polys too so always a bonus

The most impresive line purely for fun casting is the Afs 8/9- a bit of a yeee haah line flies out and turns even with my best efforts to hamper it

both complimented by the rods

[rorylon]

Love my Carron 75ft head floater and my Guideline Hover and inti sink 1 heads. all are superb casting tools and have the bonus of being good fish catching tools as well.

[burach]

For controlling the fly depth and speed, the Monteith Sinker multi-tip is the best line for spring fishing I have ever used.

Hardly ever use a floater for river salmon fishing any more, but the Snowbee 3D floater is very good for casting 40 yards plus if that is your thing!

The fellow I usually fish with loves his Guideline shooting heads.

[Deleted]

Shakespeare Worcestershire fly lines were always good when made plus I really liked the older Hardy Dry Fly lines that were ice blue in colour. They lasted and were great value. Cortland were also pretty good lines. For both Trout and Salmon in DT's and WF

Nowadays, I do enjoy using 10/11 Shooting Heads from the Scandinavian Fly Line Company for Salmon. They are great value.

For trout, I still prefer using my Worcestshire WF6 floater and WF7 intermediate lines

tweedbunnet

[Sagecaster]

The Monteith Sunk line is a nice line to fish with at this time of year. Nicely balanced and turns over a fly well whatever the tip, no huge effort to get it out of the depths either which surpised me Haven't fished the heaviest tip yet tho

[strathglass]

Another vote for Hardy Double Taper Ice blue floaters...

Maybe not best line, all in all, but certainly the most influential in my fishing/casting career. I remember getting one in around 1987 and it was the first time I ever owned a line longer than 30yards! Couldn't believe it...

Long DT lines were a bit heavy going thinking back but a great feeling when you got the timing right...

[granters]

Of all the floaters i've ever used or tried, i've always gone back to my snowbee 2d. Pleasure to fish it on my 14ft Lpxe.

Having said that, i rarely fish a floater these days so that puts me in a quandry.

I had a hardy mach 2 clear intermediate (just sold it), and when i caught it right, there was no stopping it for distance, but i never felt it was fishing right. But it certainly was satisfying making a good cast with it, as i found it to be a very unforgiving line. So using this line improved my spey technique no end.

However, i just didn't feel it could compete with the DDC connect system (which i got a few years ago) fishing wise. I use the inter belly, favourite tip is the s1/s2, which absolutely zings out and i always feel its's fishing well. BUT i don't enjoy casting quite as much with shooting heads.

So what is the answer?

I suppose i don't have a favourite line

[underghillie]

Apr 9, 2010 19:38:53 GMT strathglass said:

Another vote for Hardy Double Taper Ice blue floaters...

Maybe not best line, all in all, but certainly the most influential in my fishing/casting career. I remember getting one in around 1987 and it was the first time I ever owned a line longer than 30yards! Couldn't believe it...

Long DT lines were a bit heavy going thinking back but a great feeling when you got the timing right...

strathglass do you still have a black & white tv aswell ;D ;D

[strathglass]

No way, full colour CRT - even has teletext and oracle!

My video recorder has a cabled remote too... ;D