RIO Grand fly lines are supposed to be about 1/2 size heavier than the stated size, in order to help load the new graphite rods. What other fly lines are "over-sized"?
RIO Grand fly lines are supposed to be about 1/2 size heavier than the stated size, in order to help load the new graphite rods. What other fly lines are "over-sized"?
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
I see Scientific Anglers Mastery GPX is also a 1/2 size heavier line...
Any others?
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
Cortland Precision Lines come in half sizes as well as full sizes. Rio has weight info on their website.
Kevin
Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some person ever reads.
not sure about other lines-
but i have fished both the lines you mentioned- i prefer the GPX...
it has been a while since i used the rio grande line though- things change.
, fish on!
aquabone.
I think the GPX lines are 1/2 size wt. higher - or at least can be purchases as 1/2 wt differnces. For example, it would be a 6-1/2 wt vs a 6 wt.
Probably wouldn't make any difference for most casters--- but again, I think the intention was to help load -- and let the cast feel the load -- on the faster type rods.
Bear in mind also that line wts. have a wt. in grains asigned to the first 30 ft and these in turn have a tolerance running anywhere from + or - 6 grains for the 1 or 2 wt all the way up to + or - 15 grainsfor the 15 wt lines.
I'm a fan of the GPX for "faster" action rods. It seems to stay slicker longer. I think Cortland western trout lines are heavier, but I'm not sure.
I've owned more than one rod that a "1/2 line heavy" line like the GPX or Grand really made a difference in how they casted at close to moderate distances. I currently own a Sage that felt like a dead limb with a true-to-line weight line but when I loaded a Rio Grand on it, it really came alive and doesn't even feel like the same rod. Of course this is casting to targets at moderate fishing distances in medium-sized rivers.
Mark 1:17