Popular Priced Fly Lines

[Bob Widmaier]

I am looking to replace some fly lines on my reels. With today's line running $60 or more for the top quality lines, I am looking at spending $180 or so for 3 new lines. That's a little out of my budget and I just need a good quality line for general freshwater use. Any recommendations on a more "popular priced" line? I am thinking something in the $25 to $45 range.

Thanks

Dr Bob

[tailingloop]

In in the brands/lines below, you will find good, durable, floating, sink tip, sinking, bass taper, etc. lines. I really like the Rio Mainstream lines and the Cortland 444 classic.


Cortland 444 Classic
Cortland 333+
Cortland 333 Pro
Rio Mainstream
Rio Classic
Scientific Anglers Mastery Headstart
Scientific Anglers Air Cell Supreme 2

[Varden]

I can recommend the Scientific Anglers Air Cel lines (for under $25 usually). This a green floating line.

Randy Knapp

[troutbum_mt]

I agree with tailingloop. The Cortland 444 Classic really is a nice line and they seem to last forever. I don't use one on my primary rod, but it usually is the strung up on my secondary rod in the boat. The line is now four years old and still going strong. The rest of the lines he lists are all pretty decent lines too.

You may want to try a Dorber fly line. At $14.40, they are hard to beat on price. I bought one several years ago and didn't like the feel of it, but the line did perform well. The reason I didn't like it is that it was kind of a rough line and felt like a golf ball going through the guides. One of my friends didn't mind it at all and used the line on a regular basis. Well worth $14 though.
[url=http://www.dorber.com/flylinesub.html:2b525]http://www.dorber.com/flylinesub.html[/url:2b525]

------------------
Warren F.
Bozeman, MT

[littlebrook]

I think those Dorber lines are great! I bought two of them three years ago and at first I was a tad alarmed at the bright chartreuse color. The fish didn't seem to care. They've been wonderful - and at the family price! My favorite is probably the Cortland peach line (444) but the Dorber lines are probably the best deal in town -- or out of it.

Bill

------------------
Name indicates where I fish and for what I fish.

[Jamie Caddick]

Depending on the kind of performance you want from your lines you could get away with a Cortland Fairplay or SA Concept line but from my experience the best bang for the buck would have to be the Cortland 444 Peach line which is now called the 444 Classic.


------------------
Jamie

[url=http://www.jamiescustomflies.com:4acb9]Jamie's Fly & Tackle Shop[/url:4acb9]

[Jim Sentell]

I've seen a lot of kudo's here, and other places for the Hook & Hackle lines....might want to give them a look also.

[dudley]

I'm a big fan of the 333 lines
I would guess that I own close to 20 of them.
Cheap from H&H
[url=http://www.discountfishinginc.com/:5d7bc]http://www.discountfishinginc.com/[/url:5d7bc]
This place has factory second lines for $8.50
I'm never tried one but I've been pleased with other items purchased from them.

------------------
"The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life"

[millerwb]

I have been very pleased with the BassPro line.
[url=http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=25195&hvarDept=175&hvarE vent=&hvarClassCode=3&hvarSubCode=1&hvarTarget=bro wse:72fc7]http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=25195&hvarDept=175&hvarE vent=&hvarClassCode=3&hvarSubCode=1&hvarTarget=bro wse[/url:72fc7]

They tell me it is made by SA. I have 3 of them that I use regularly.

Brian

[Garic]

you could try mill end or slight seconds, most are from branded companies and are very cheap, I use nothing else these days. 5 lines for $40 approx inc postage

------------------
Born to fish, forced to work.