Best floating line?

[trigger7mm]

I have a 4 wt. rod, and usually cast size 10-12 flies. I am an intermediate caster. What do you suggest as a good floating line, as it's time for me to change. Thank you for the advise. Happy Fathers Day.

[twispi]

i am loving the S.A shockwave trout on my 4wt

[rycoma]

I use S/A sharkwave on my 3 and 8 wt. I really enjoyed Orvis hydros superfine on my 3wt untill it self destructed. But in all honesty alot of the super lines are made by S/A you really can't go wrong with whatever line you buy. Pick one give it a go if you dont like it sell it try a different brand.

[spurly]

Rio Gold, or Grand lines work well for me.

[Don Andersen]

Originally Posted by trigger7mm

I have a 4 wt. rod, and usually cast size 10-12 flies. I am an intermediate caster. What do you suggest as a good floating line, as it's time for me to change. Thank you for the advise. Happy Fathers Day.

Cortland 444 for a lower cost option or scientific Angler's Shockave Ultimate trout. I run them both. I like the Cortland in my 2>6 weight stream rods and use the Sci. Ang. Ultimate trout for long leader chironomid presentations.

Cortlandcan be found occasionally at $45>60.
Shockwave may run $ 120.00

Don

[rycoma]

Cortland is decent but way overpriced now. Spend 20 more you can get into some mid priced lines with better floatability and new technology. I mean in reality air cell works but there are better options for your hard earned $$$

[Don Andersen]

In defence of Cortland lines. Bamboo Rod users by in large favor Cortland 444's. Now if you can afford a bamboo rod, you might expect that the owner would use the best line available. Silk is, of course, the best there is whereas Cortland is about the best in the mod-priced range.
Oh,and just so you know, when the Cprtland box says the line weight is....... You can bet the store that the right line weight as printed on the box is in the box.
Some line manufacturers are as much as two sizes off.


Regards,

Don

[Flieguy]

I'm a huge fan of airflo

[fishman]

Well I have used a lot different lines my two favorite is snowbee nano and Beulah

[wildbill]

Rio gold is all I run on all of my fly reels, good stuff!

[abff]

Originally Posted by Flieguy

I'm a huge fan of airflo

X2 for AirFlo lines.

[Penner]

Originally Posted by spurly

Rio Gold, or Grand lines work well for me.

x2. I like Rio products best.

[tallieho]

Rio i have returned/scrapped 3 gold & grand piles of crap.Really like my shockwave,casts very well.cortland is the lines i started with,left them years ago.mostly due to cracking in the coatings.but i am sure that they have rectified that by now