I cannot comment on sinking lines or even post any answer to the question, but, while reading the posts from Fly Goddess and Dudley, I wonder if the differences you two have with sinking fly lines might be because salt water affects sinking fly line differently than fresh water. Just wondering. You both may be right. I have always heard that things float better in salt water than fresh water and if that is so, sinking line may sink differently in salt than it does in fresh water.

Just idle thoughts from a small mind.

If this post is considered hi-jacking a thread, I apologize.