To put a new 444SL on a 35+ year old Cortland LTD 100 - I’ve used LOTS of equipment over the years and while some brands are better than others at innovation, quality control, and hype, none have outperformed Cortland (or Cortland branded) products for me - Bravo! - I started with a 333 Moon-glow level line and graduated to the 333 WF6F “Rocket Taper” way back when -then on to the 444 Peach and SL - also the ill fated 555 and Lazer line series - I’ve had one or more of their lines at the ready for over 5 decades and trust the quality of their lines (and other gear) to this day
Yup - that’s the time frame (‘87-‘93) I was a manager in a Cortland Pro Shop - sold dozens (probably more like hundreds) of these - used to offer free rigging if you bought the reel and backing - tied MANY nail knots with backing and nylon - did a lot of the mono nail knot/perfection loop connections as seen here:
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