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Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Oliver Ok not taking side here. What I have found with my std fly lines is that casting in warm humid conditions is like trying to cast into cotton wool The air may well be less dense but something else is coming into play with a fly line that may not be with a base ball. Still calm air is the kiss of death with my casting. I am talking Uk air temps not tropics here. Mike Mike see my post above. I think it is...

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Nicely put.

Are you going to use some kind of Spey based techniques or overhead casting? I can see no reason why Skagit line would not be just fine with OH casting as long as you select lighter line than what is used with same rod with Skagit casts. There is definite joint between head and tip and it flexes because there are loops and also because head usually is heavier and thicker than the tip. It looks bit strange but it works. And it is easy to just...

Ok not taking side here. What I have found with my std fly lines is that casting in warm humid conditions is like trying to cast into cotton wool The air may well be less dense but something else is coming into play with a fly line that may not be with a base ball. Still calm air is the kiss of death with my casting. I am talking Uk air temps not tropics here. Mike

Jim by the way can you email me the photos you took I need a new back ground for my computer. As high of resolution as you can.

TP and others, it was not my intent to insult anyone, over what they might consider for equipment. I was just offering my perspective on quality vs. cost, and trying to make the point that they are not necessarily linear, and that there are considerations to be taken into account relative to MSRP. Pete

Tagman, dhs made some god points. I believe that your introduction to the sports basics will help your wife and give her the confidence she needs to pursue the sport with passion. It is after all a subject we can all agree is a passion. The tight roll cast in very close quarters the slow lift of the line against the pull of water to put energy in the rod the quick haul as the line breaks the hold of the water and the matching haul as the line...

F1 if I said it was green, then you would just call it another colour... sad really, I wonder who you really represent So humid air is easier to punch a fly line through than clear crisp mountain air with almost no humidity..... lets just say interesting

New to fly line selection! Why overline the whole 100+feet of line? For floating lines why wouldn't you just buy a line like a SA or Rio Redfish taper or Rio Clouser taper which would give you a heavier head and or a heavier first 30 feet ,but then keeps the other 60 to 70 feet of line lighter to help shoot line on longer casts? Or the Rio saltwater line with a head weight of 293 for an 8wt. And why not use Integrated shooting tapers for...