Pike......
I read the articles and frankly for most trout fishing a DT line that works at 30' is the best choice. Why, it roll casts better, able to cast a larger range of flies, able to do a variety of casts like reach, tuck and curves.
WF lines are distance lines or lines designed to carry a lot of weighted flies. I use them for pike flies and bass bugs.
I use one long belly WF for long leadering chironomids. This is a Sci An.
ultimate trout.
All the BS about 1/2 weight heavy is so that the manufacturers can mislabel rods. Of course, they are aided by the line manufacturers mislabelling tbe fly line boxes with the incorrect line weights.
Here is a perfect example of the BS peddled to the angling public.
Sci Ang lines
Amplitude MPX WF6 175
Amplitude Trout WF6 160
Amplitude Anadro WF 6 200
Sonar Stillwarer Clear Camo WF 6 185
Sonar Stillwater Emerger Tip WF 6 185
Sonar Stillwater Seamless Density WF6 210
Sonar Stillwater Parabolic. WF 6 210
AFTMA WF 6 = 160 grains
The real line weights are ONLY ON THE WEB SITE. DO NOT TRUST THE BOX LABEL.
it should be noted that only ONE of the lines listed conform to the standard.
Don.
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