Best 6wt Line for a Winston BIIX

Anyone have experience trying different lines on a 9ft 6wt Winston BIIX and what did you find to be the optimal line for this rod?

[Apachetrout]

Ken:
A friend has the BllX in a 9' 5wt. and uses a SA GPX 5 wt. on it, and the combo casts great.

[Ausable]

I have that exact rod and have gone through several lines to find the right one for me. I find the SA Trout Taper to be the best fit. The Triangle Taper is a close second. I found the GPX and Rio Grand a bit heavy.

[Jackster]

I bought that rod when they came out... waited months for RWL to build it!
It quickly became my all-time favorite series of rods to which I've risked married life to get more!
I started out with the S.A. GPX which seemed as though they were made for each other. I didn't care for how the tip of that line behaved and started searching for an alternative.
The second line I tried was the Rio Grand. For some reason it felt WAY too heavy and seemed to overwork the rod.
The next line was a Rio Selective Trout. THAT, my friend, is a match made in Heaven AND the tip floats!

[WV browntrout]

if you are looking for a great line...
you can't beat Cortland SYLK.

browntrout

[Jackster]

>>if you are looking for a great line...
you can't beat Cortland SYLK.<<

Is this a good line for all rods or more specialized for certain actions?

[deathb4disco]

I also use Rio Selective Trout on my 9' 5wt.

[WV browntrout]

Jackster...
they say that it is for bamboo, but I have it on all of my rods... from my fast action plastic rods, to my slow bamboo rod.
the stuff is amazing.... it is thinner, has no memory at all, slides really well through the guides. it is an all around great line!
Many other folks on this site have talked about it... and I think JC even did an article on it about a year ago...
browntrout

[This message has been edited by WV browntrout (edited 26 May 2005).]

[LigonierA1]

I'm tossing an AirFlo Platinum on my 8'6" 5wt BIIx and it's kickin' butt. Can't say it's all the line, but I find I have to really back off or I overshoot everything. First time I've ever had that problem.

[LadyFisher]

Just an educated guess, but since that Winston Rod is Joan Wulff's brainchild, I suspect it was designed to match the Wulff Triangle Taper. Perhaps the Joan Wulff Signature line?

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