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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: k.c. on May 07, 2009, 05:36:12 AM

Title: What is a good line with low memory?
Post by: k.c. on May 07, 2009, 05:36:12 AM

The line i have now curls and it gets frusterating when i am casting.

Title: Re: What is a good line with low memory?
Post by: Tex on May 07, 2009, 08:37:18 AM

Do you want a floating line?  Sink tip?  Intermediate sink?  Full sink?  Slime line?

Also, try washing your line in warm, slightly soapy water, and then gently but firmly stretching it out.  Depending on how bad the memory is, sometimes this will work wonders.

Title: Re: What is a good line with low memory?
Post by: k.c. on May 07, 2009, 07:27:55 PM

i use floating and intermediate sink

Title: Re: What is a good line with low memory?
Post by: Projecthealingwaters on May 08, 2009, 11:25:24 AM

The old standby Cortland 444 Lazer Line is great. Rio makes a good line as are the SA lines these days. I skimp on a few things but line is not one of them. I would suggest you go to a local fly shop, get them to show you what they have and go from there. Cheaper lines work for a bit but even with extensive cleaning etc. they are not great. If you really want to not spend the money, try stretching your fly line a couple of feet at a time. This should take the memory out for a while anyway.

Title: Re: What is a good line with low memory?
Post by: janders on May 09, 2009, 07:44:57 AM

On the same sort of topic i was wondering what everyone favorite leader and tippet line they like to use with a very low memory? i am having similar frustrations with the leaders i have bought recently

Title: Re: What is a good line with low memory?
Post by: Piranha on May 21, 2009, 10:29:05 PM

get a leader straightener   http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0001324311567a.shtml
with SA leaders i had not much of a problem stretching the leader by hand. Now for some reason my store only gets Rio leaders and those  take a good hard stretching and still cant get the coils completely out.  >:(

Title: Re: What is a good line with low memory?
Post by: shortfloat on May 22, 2009, 07:21:49 AM

Courtland 444 lines are great and have little memory. Most lines will eventually begin to coil after time and will need a little bit of help to stay staight. If you use a lower quality line, they tend to be terrible for coiling.

Title: Re: What is a good line with low memory?
Post by: Rp3Flyfisher on May 25, 2009, 04:02:52 PM

There is only one line on the market that does not coil. Those are RIO!!!

I have used Cortland and S.A. for many years, and I got SOOOOOO sick of the memory problems that they have in cold water, I decided to look around. I tried many different lines like RIO, Airflo, Monik, etc... and found that RIO is by FAR the best lines on the market.

The Rio Aqualux if by far the Best Type I (Slime line) on the market, and the RIO Gold is the best floating line (By a long way) on the market.

Rick