These days many fly lines tend to get past the bandwidth set by the AFFTA for a line weight, usually heavier than the line weight should be.Some fly line companies (like Rio) 'overweight' nearly all their fly lines while some only make one model that's overweighted (e.g. SA's GPX). This is probably the result of ever faster actioned rods of the past two decades: to create a line that feels better on modern (stiff) graphite rods...
I prefer fly lines from Scientific Anglers because their weight is true to the AFFTA standards. I also like SA lines because the diameter of their lines 'feel right' for their line weight. My experience with Cortland and Rio fly lines are due to the larger diameter of their lines they cause more wind resistance as well as taking more room on your reel.Here's a great posting on another blog about how to choose the right fly line for your rod.
2 comments:
Jay,
All lines are true to AFFTA standards. That is why they call them standards. Weigh the lines and see. Check out SA's Bass line, Beginner line, the Sharkskin...and you will find all those lines are over weighted.
You're mixing up a few things my friend.
1) AFFTA standard for line weights is a range for within a line weight should stay. So a line can be 'true' to a line weight as in the middle of the range or 'heavy' if at the high end of the range.
These 'heavy' fly lines are fly lines that are so to speak a half weight heavier than regular lines, more suitable for fast and stiff rods.
So, lines are NOT all overweighted as you say.
2) Some lines are not labeled as in AFFTA rating. For instance Skagit lines are labeled in grains.
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