Fly Line

[nathaniel]

Ill be getting my new 4 weight soon(Hardy Demon and the ultralight DD) and i'm debating on what floating line to put on the reel, kinda thinking a Rio gold or a Airflo ridgeline.... any of you guys have a preference between the to?

[Guest FoamStoner]

if you have the money, check out the loop opti creek lines.

 

Otherwise, Rio gold would get my vote.

[fishinglibin]

Curious about how much these lines retail for, and what it is you like about them?

[nathaniel]

Curious about how much these lines retail for, and what it is you like about them?

 

Both around $74, iv heard good reveiws from both saying they have a good taper that gives the line the ability to throw flys farther.

[nathaniel]

if you have the money, check out the loop opti creek lines.

 

Otherwise, Rio gold would get my vote.

yea ill look into the loop lines as well I never really thought about them but im sure they are worth the money.

[Birddog]

I just put on Rio on my 7wt, today, cast awesome.

[Sean84]

If your looking to toss dries and some nymphing I would look at the rio trout LT i got on and so far love it on my 4wt for a nice dry fly presentation.

[nathaniel]

If your looking to toss dries and some nymphing I would look at the rio trout LT i got on and so far love it on my 4wt for a nice dry fly presentation.

Yeah thats all I do is fish dries so I think the trout LT is the perfect line

[PAV]

I've been trying the Rio Trout LT on my 3wt on the Elk casts very nice and the floatation is excellent.

[darrinhurst]

All I can say is don't go with the ridgeline. I had one on my 5wt and hated it. Had the worst memory! Always coiled and needed to be stretched before ANY outing, summer, spring or fall.

 

I have since put on the Rio Gold and love it.

[nathaniel]

I've been trying the Rio Trout LT on my 3wt on the Elk casts very nice and the floatation is excellent.

Iv read that it's better with slow action rods, is your 3 weight a fast action?

[Coop]

ive fished rio gold for many years now and just recently switched to the new orvis hydros 3d line, the difference is amazing, casts, picks up and shoots waaaay better, its much slicker and floats a lot higher on the water. i highly recommend it!

[scel]

ive fished rio gold for many years now and just recently switched to the new orvis hydros 3d line, the difference is amazing, casts, picks up and shoots waaaay better, its much slicker and floats a lot higher on the water. i highly recommend it!

 

 

Agreed. Hydros is a much nicer line---more supple and casts better.. However, I find the Orvis line high maintenance; it has to be cleaned regularly to maintain performance.

[PAV]

Iv read that it's better with slow action rods, is your 3 weight a fast action?

 

It's on a older Sage XP which is on the faster side but it seems fine, I guess I could have overlined it but

compaired to the old freshwater tactical that it's replacing it's definitely a step up.

[ironfly]

Airflo has switched to a new supple coating. Honestly, their new lines are the most memory-free that I've ever used. Pay attention to the taper you choose though; the Impact taper has a 50' head, and is really only suitable for very fast rods.