The only thing more beautiful than a rainbow, brown or brook trout on the end of your line is the look of that line as it seemingly floats and dances through the air. It's such a treat to cast a line well, which is why false-casting, even when you don't really need to, can be so hard to resist. These three "Best Of" lines will perform beautifully for you. And look just as good doing it.
It's hard to imagine what life would be like without 3M: the bright minds behind so many smart products, from masking tape to flexible circuits for inkjet printers to an office fave here at 3LUXE, the ubiquitous Post-It Note. It's also hard to imagine what fly fishing would be without 3M and their Scientific Angler subsidiary. They make a host of fly fishing products, including the Mastery Series fly line. Each line weight has specific tapers to assist with line control, distance and presentation. Not... FULL REVIEW
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Interesting things can happen when some insightful person merges two seemingly disparate things. Take, for instance, ex-auto racer (and Airflo staffer) Masahara Katsumata. He put tires and fly lines together. The end result, Airflo Ridge Line, a fly line that has a "tread," ridges that run along its entire length. This reduces the surface area in contact with the rod guides, which means reduced friction levels. The other beauty of a fly line with tread is that it holds some water during the cast which... FULL REVIEW
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The folks at Rio Products suggest you wouldn't buy a steak from a vegan, so why would you buy fly fishing gear from some company that doesn't embrace and live the sport the way they claim they do. Fair point, we suppose. Though it would be hard not to be fly fishing fanatic while living in beautiful and trout rich Idaho. Their Rio Grand Fly Line breaks with tradition in what seems to us a very smart way. Their weight forward taper, for instance, is one-half size heavier to help load the fast-action fl... FULL REVIEW
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