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Thanks for all the ideas guys, I'll try the vinyl protectant, grease, whatever over the summer and if I get completely fed up I'll just replace the line. The guides are Fuji SIC something or other, and look pretty much brand new still. I took out the 3wt with the old line, and it still casts beautifully and floats like a cork. Lee Wulff makes a durable line...

I have been fly fishing for a decade now (with the aforementioned break in the middle), and do think I have a good handle on the casting aspect, however there is always room for improvement I realize. That is a good thought having a more experienced caster try my rod and line. My frustration with the way the rod and line have been behaving is somewhat subtle, as I am still able to cast to a reasonable distance (thought not what I would like), it is just the 'sluggishness' through the guides themselves that I originally mentioned that grates on me. I think it is becoming clear that what I really need to do is try a few different lines side by side with my current line to see if I notice a difference.

I'll try (and I recognize the benefit of doing so), but I'm not sure where I can try lines in Edmonton. I'll have to call around, but my options are more or less limited to WSS or the Fishin Hole.

Heh... yeah. You can blame that on leaving at the end of summer 2001 for undergrad, and sort of forgetting about fly fishing altogether until I moved west. I'm - for better or worse - much more obsessive with my gear now... I've been looking around Rio's site, and think I have it more or less figured out for lines. Though I'll give a shot at throwing the line before I buy. Thanks for all the input so far.

Thanks for the replies, I'll probably look into the Rio Grand, and maybe in 6 weight. I am fishing dries whenever it is remotely sensible to do so, so I'll probably avoid the nymph line for that reason. Knowing that it is likely the line itself is causing at least some of my frustration is a good start. The dirtiness wasn't so much of a concern, as long as this is something to expect with all lines and not indicative of other issues. I'm a bit annoyed at myself for dropping all that coin on the setup and then skimping on the line... a $40 lesson. Another somewhat related question - I just had my 3 weight Legend Ultra warrantied, and I am putting it back into service. The line on there is probably 7 or 8 years old, but I don't see any obvious cracks. It does seem to have quite a bit of memory compared to my newer line. So, has anyone been able to use 8 year old line (used heavily for 2 years then stored on the reel for 6) or should I just go get new line straight-off? And then does anyone have recommendations for a 3 weight line that will see it's action on smaller creeks? St Croix calls the action of the rod 'fast' but it feels more like mod. fast. Thanks

Thanks cheeler. Forgot to add above, my other rod is a 3wt fast action, so I have some experience with faster action rods, though when comparing them the 3wt does seem a bit slower in comparison to the 5. You could be right about needing to adjust my cast. One of my thoughts was that the 'coating' on the line could be sub par, indicated by discoloration, and manifesting as a reluctance to shoot through the guides. Anyone know if this is a reasonable hypothesis? Or am I grasping at unlikely theories that take the responsibility off my technique?

Hello, I've got a question for the experts... I picked up a new rod this spring, and 8'6" 5Wt Redington CPS, and then kind of cheaped out on the line... I guess I was feeling guilty on what I was spending on the rest of the package. I went with Rio Mainstream weight forward floating line, and have not been all that happy with it. However, what I am unsure of is if I am unhappy with the line or the rod, or the weight of the line for the rod. I feel as though the line is 'sluggish' to load the rod, and I am only able to cast line the distance I cast with my slower action cortland 5wt, and another somewhat inexpensive line (type I forget). I have put the older line from my cortland setup on the CPS, and the feeling does not change. But then that line is 8 years old. The new line has also picked up quite a bit of dirt in the first 7 or 8 days on the water this year. This is a dirty discoloration of the line, that does not come off when I clean the line and dress it with line dressing, which I have done a couple times. Is this normal? I don't recall it happening as fast with my other lines. So- my main questions, should I cut my losses and go for a premium line like Rio Gold? Will this make a difference? Could the rod prefer a higher or lower weight line? Any input is much appreciated, if anyone made it though this novella of mine. Cheers.

Used this stuff all last summer during outdoor field work - Kinesys It needs the occasional reapplication (what doesn't), but I can't go back to anything else now. Edit: oh yeah, and working in wetlands it was important that the stuff be decently waterproof.

I totally agree that multiple questions asking the same thing just spreads the information out and makes it hard to find. It is better to bump up older threads by adding to them a similar question to keep the info all in one place. However, I have been having trouble searching for specific things because of the 4 character minimum of the search engine. For example, the bold words below would not be searchable. Anyone know how to get around this issue? There are too many important 3-letter words in the fly world. Actually, Bow, rod, fly, tie, are all I can think of right now. But then there are all the 3-letter acronyms that get used. CDC, SJW, LSR...

Heh, yeah sharks were all I could think of as the bull was cruising around, sometimes with just the dorsal fin out of the water.

Hey, new on the site, thought I'd throw up a couple cool pics from last summer. I was getting rainbows and cutthroats on streamers below the Oldman dam, and while bringing in a ~13" rainbow this bull trout came out of the depths and took it crossways in its jaws. It wouldn't let go until it was right up by the rocks. And it took one more swipe before shooting off. Not sure the length, but you can see the size of the rainbow in the first pic. Anyone had this happen there, or elsewhere?