3wt Line Selection

[CLSports]

Madison River Fishing Co. has the Rio LT (light touch) in WF and DT on sale for about $35 right now. I just ordered a 4 wt DT line. I cannot comment on how good it is, but I wanted a light line for dries and this one was a good price.

I never liked the Cortland 444 lines. I used to buy them often, but I felt that they cracked much more easily that other lines I owned.

The Orvis Wonderline I have I am not too happy with lately. I have one that is good and another that seems to retain its memory and coils up too much even though I try to stretch it to keep it from coiling up, but that does not seem to work. In cold weather it is worse.

 

[PennypackFlyer]

Do not all lines coil up when it's cold out? I have not found one yet. Also if you leave your rod and line in the car when it's cold out this will also affect its recoil.
The Cortland 444, I agree, they don;t seam to last as long. Part of the problem is that I don't clean and lube them often enough.
Anyways, I like weight forward or the double taper best.

 

[WildTigerTrout]

PennypackFlyer wrote:
Do not all lines coil up when it's cold out? I have not found one yet. Also if you leave your rod and line in the car when it's cold out this will also affect its recoil.
The Cortland 444, I agree, they don;t seam to last as long. Part of the problem is that I don't clean and lube them often enough.
Anyways, I like weight forward or the double taper best.

IMO Cortland's "Sylk" line is their most supple line and the best of the lot for cold weather.

 

[Stogie26]

i prefer a dt on my 3wts