Actually, I heard from a former Orvis manager that the lines are made by Cortland, but the final coating is done by Orvis. He said the coating isn't very durable.
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Actually, I heard from a former Orvis manager that the lines are made by Cortland, but the final coating is done by Orvis. He said the coating isn't very durable.
Might want to check out Sierra Trading Post and eBay to stock up.
Hi All;
I've tried both the Orvis green mountain & Clearwater lines and prefer the clearwater. Although the green mountain casts well, the clearwater casts better. I only purchased the green mountain in wf7 and one at that but, I see no flaws and have used it several times in scumwater and it cleaned up nicely with Zipcast. Same for the clearwater line.
Fly Shop closeouts has both lines:
Green mountain wts 4,6,& 7 $7.99ea
Clearwater wts 4,6,& 9 $15.95ea
Wayneb
I've fished my 5 WFF Green Mountain all year thus far for LMB, Bream, and Montana trout. They work, float, and cast reasonably well. The only shortcoming is the short length. I think mine is also 80 ft but for my application on my backyard lake with lots of abuse it's just fine and it's hauled in lots of fish-lots. Not bad for $6.00 + shipping.
And here I thought I was the only one that bought any of the Green Mountain lines. At the price I paid I don't mind if this one only lasts half a season but I'm sure that with plenty of armor-all protectant I'll be able to make it last a lot longer. I don't abuse flylines much to start with and have some pretty old ones.
Thanks again everyone for all the responses !
Cheers,
MontanaMoose