Fly line question

[Prairieschooner]

Any experience with the Cabela's Prestige Plus fly line, especially the DT? I'm looking for an inexpensive line for the Southbend bamboo I just got; these are on sale. The thing that bothers me is their blurb says "The line is weighted 1/2 size heavier than AFTMA standards, fully realizing the casting power of today's fast-action rods", which doesn't seem to be what I'd want for this rod.

[Silver Creek]

Sicne it is a DT line, casts beyound 30 ft of line will add even more mass. If you are not going to be fishing further than 30 ft of line plus leader, the added mass of the DT won't matter.

[whatfly]

Generally speaking, the Cabela's lines have been fine, although not usually my first choice. At that price, I would think it would be worth the risk. One concern is the "Plus" line is half a line over-lined, which is not a problem for the average graphite rod, but may be an issue for a bamboo one. I just do not know enough about the rod to say if it will have a positive or negative effect.

Wish you had not mentioned the sale, however, because now I'm going to have to get a couple as well.

[James Smith]

You might want to also look at Sierra Trading Post http://www.sierratradingpost.com/s~fly-line/?perPage=96 They have several brand name fly lines on sale for pretty good prices. (i.e. Scientific Angler GPX from $74.95 down to $29.9 Just another option.

Jim Smith

[CaseyP]

second what Jim Smith said about Sierra Trading Post, and whatfly's observation that you may not want to overline a bamboo rod. at least not right off the bat. on the whole, they have more moderate action than your average graphite, certainly much more moderate than a "modern fast-action" graphite.

[redietz]

For a contrary point of view, if a cane rod is marked "HDH", the conversion tables will tell you that's equivalent to a modern 6 weight DT. However, in my experience, it's more a 5 1/2 weight DT; the conversion table aren't all that accurate.

OTOH, with with a South Bend rod, you'll never really know until you've tried. They weren't very consistent, even with the same model and length rod. I've got a SB 290 that's a true 5 weight (and will handle a 4 1/2 weight) and another 290 that needs a 6 weight to load at all.