Flyguy 66, regarding your advice about line-handling skills above, last weekend, before I read your advice, I began using my line hand as a third stripping guide on my delivery cast, and it really helped. Not only did I gain a little distance, it seemed to me that my accuracy improved, too. Not a bad lesson to learn; I had tried this on other lines before, but never kept at it because it didn't seem necessary for good results. You state that the Airflo Ridge tropic line is more responsive than other lines - another way to put it is that it's a bit finicky (semantics!). My tolerance level is high, so unlike jszymczy, I intend to stick with it and improve my skills.