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Post by ron2 on Oct 8, 2006 15:28:36 GMT -6
Howdy,
I just bought a new reel (a Streamside Harmony) to replace my grindy old part-of-a-cheap-package Fenwick reel, and am looking to put on the best possible line. I'm one of those folks who's willing to pay a premium price (within reason) to get the best possible product.
I mostly fish clearwater streams in southern Alberta (mostly dry-fly but also some nymphing) and was wondering if anybody could offer an opinion about the pricey Cortland 555 line .... specifically the weight forward ghost-tip. Would there be a disadvantage to a ghost-tip?
Many thanks.
Ron
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Post by Dale Martens on Oct 9, 2006 0:18:36 GMT -6
See my reply in "Main" section. If you ever have a question about premium fly fishing gear, try posting it on www.danblanton.com. That board loves to talk about top of the line gear and you'll get responses from all over the place. (I've asked questions about stuff like Redington Redfly and gotten a response or two. But queries about a Sage XP will draw a dozen answers.) Buying the VERY BEST line might actually be a smart move if you look at it this way: To buy a top of the line rod you have to spend $600 instead of $100 dollars. But the difference between a run of the mill line and the best line is probably $50 or so. Relatively speaking, line is the maybe least expensive way to upgrade your outfit. (And line is VERY important .)
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Post by ron2 on Oct 10, 2006 17:46:22 GMT -6
Hi Dale,
Yes ... that was also my "take" on the fly-line situation. For the added cost of a half-tank of gasoline I can upgrade to the line that the money-no-object billionaires (and wise old fishers/guides) probably use.
Rods and reels (like binoculars) are good examples of the Law of Diminishing Returns ... $1900 Zeiss 7 x 50 binoculars are maybe 8% better than my $300 Pentax 7 x 50's ... but premium flylines are a different matter.
Just have to be careful that the manufacturers (who must understand this logic as well) don't take advantage of this situation, and assume that a high (and higher) price will attract buyers just because of the association to "premiumness."
I don't think that will happen ... buyers (of all persuasions) seem to communicate really well these days, and everybody benefits.
I did contact Vic Bergman at the Crowsnest Angler (I go there every summer) and he said that either line would be fine, but that he (because of his aging eyes ... like mine) would avoid the Ghost Tip just so he could see the line-leader-fly section a bit better.
Ron
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