Fly Lines
My latest on Substack.
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We review the Magnitude Textured Infinity Clear Tip Floating Fly Line from SA. “I’ve used a number of clear tips over the years, and many of them were pretty disappointing–they sank or fell apart, and lost their effectiveness pretty quickly. This fly line is completely different…”
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Flylab’s Top Products of 2024: The Cheeky All-Day Freshwater Fly Line. “Nothing flashy. No breakthrough technology. Just a line that casts smoothly and performs without the high-end price point.”
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Flylab’s Top Products of 2024: The Airflo Superflo Universal Taper Fly Line. “A solid and versatile choice for beginners and veterans, not to mention the added, eco-factor bonus of polyurethane construction and processing.” Well done for a $100 fly line.
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Some great info from Ken Baldwin about sink tip fly lines and quick converting (sink tip) leaders: “A floating line with a streamer tends to make it jump up and down on the retrieve. A sinking line will keep the streamer moving in a straight line…”
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From Flylords: The Complete Guide to Sinking Fly Lines. “Whether you’re trying to keep your streamer a few feet into the column for the duration of your retrieve or need to drop your fly into the depths, there’s a sinking setup for the job…”
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On Fly Line Colors: Does the color of a fly line matter?
"Most importantly, the longer your leader, the less fly line colors matter, and a fish should never see your fly line in any situation."
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Head-to-Head: Scientific Anglers’ Amplitude Textured MPX and RIO Products’ Elite RIO Gold.
Two all-around, weight-forward, “half-size heavy” fly lines compared.
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We review the Scientific Anglers Magnitude Textured Infinity Salt Full Clear Fly Line:
"The value boils down to three basic factors: 1) How does the line cast? 2) Does it last? 3) Is there a stealth advantage with a clear tip or full clear line?"
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