{"id":86,"date":"2022-02-16T13:14:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T20:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2022-05-11T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:35:36","slug":"fly-lines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/?page_id=86","title":{"rendered":"Fly Lines &#8211; Revised April 30\/22"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"86\" class=\"elementor elementor-86\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-622ada4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"622ada4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11a92d22\" data-id=\"11a92d22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08d4b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f08d4b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Fly Line weight issue just got worse. Rio no longer lists the weight in Grains on their web site but does list it on the box. Now all you have to do is keep a copy of the standard published by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association [AFFTA] at hand to buy a fly line. A fly line marked 185 GR. is NOT a 6 weight line<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":709,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-709\" src=\"http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0049-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0049-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0049-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0049-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0049-1140x855.jpg 1140w, http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0049.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, unlike most good stories, this one doesn\u2019t start with a beer.I build bamboo fly rods and have for the past 40 years. I sell the rods that I make with a recommended fly line weight rating. As I personally use Cortland 444 Peach or SL lines, I was somewhat unaware what has happened to the fly line weights in the past years. A customer called and said, \u201cThis rod doesn\u2019t cast worth shit! It was overloaded.\u201d Well, I test-cast each rod prior to placing it for sale. The rod cast fine in my hands so I asked the customer what line he was using. \u201cScientific Anglers Amplitude Infinity model,\u201d he responded. So off to Scientific Anglers web site and I found the model of line he was using. No damned wonder, the line marked 6 weight on the box was really 7 weight line according to the line description from the site.So that begged the question, how about other lines? A rainy day showed up, so I headed to the web sites of RIO, AirFlo, Scientific Anglers and Cortland looking over their fly line descriptions. I chose 6 weight lines to examine as 6 weight is a transition line between light and heavy trout fishing. Although they all presented the truthon their sites, the fly line box may not contain the line weight and could mislabeled by up to 3 line weights heavy. I checked only what I considered trout lines and most of them were floating types.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Scientific Anglers: 23 floating lines checked \u2013 7 of them were rated correctly<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 sinking lines checked \u2013 all of them\u00a0\u00a01&gt;3 lines weight heavy<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Rio\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 18 floating lines checked \u2013 2 of them rated correctly<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7 sinking lines checked \u2013\u00a0\u00a0all of them 1&gt;3 line weights heavy<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Cortland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 13 floating lines checked \u2013 7 of them rated correctly<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7 sinking lines checked \u2013 5 of them rated correctly -two of the lines<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 were 2 lines weights heavy<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>AirFlo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 13 floating lines checked \u2013 1 rated correctly<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 1 sinking line checked and it was 1 line weight heavy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>So where does that leave the buyer? You are faced with two issues. Firstly the rods manufactured today are often rated 1&gt;3 line weights less that what they<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>should be according to the internet chatter. However, you are saved as the line manufactures have bought into the rod makers game and mark most of their line lighter than is in the box.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Secondly the buyer will really be caught if he believes the internet chatter and buys a line one weight heavier for his new rod. Now he\u2019ll have a 5 weight rod as marked by the manufacturer [ really a 6 or 7 weight] and looking for a line weight heavier, he buys a 6 weight as marked on the box and got a 7 or even 8 weight.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Why this happened, I haven\u2019t a clue. There are industry standards for nearly everything in today\u2019s world. Thankfully, the line and rod manufacturers don\u2019t build nuts and bolts or any other of the myriad of tools, equipment or parts that make the world go around.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Further notes:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>1] The standards for several Fly Fishing equipment are maintained by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association. See: https:\/\/affta.org\/page\/About\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>2] Several of the line manufacturers have changed their offerings on their sites since I collected the line weight information in July 2021. However, the lines could still be and likely are for sale at retailers everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>2] The data list for each of the manufacturer is provided on my web site\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>http:\/\/www.bamboorods.ca\/<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>2] For those doing their own research, here are the web sites from the four line manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificanglers.com\/product-category\/fly-lines\/\">https:\/\/www.scientificanglers.com\/product-category\/fly-lines\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rioproducts.com\/freshwater\/fly-lines\">https:\/\/www.rioproducts.com\/freshwater\/fly-lines<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cortlandline.com\/collections\/freshwater-fly-line\">https:\/\/www.cortlandline.com\/collections\/freshwater-fly-line<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airflofishing.com\/products\/fly-fishing-lines\/freshwater-fly-lines.html\">https:\/\/www.airflofishing.com\/products\/fly-fishing-lines\/freshwater-fly-lines.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:table {\"hasFixedLayout\":true} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sci Anglers 6 weight\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FLOATING FLY LINES<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Bass Bug<\/td>\n<td>210 gr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Infinity<\/td>\n<td>175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude MPX<\/td>\n<td>175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Double Taper<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Trout<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Anadro\/Nymph<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Smooth Infinity<\/td>\n<td>175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Smooth Infinity Glow<\/td>\n<td>175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Smooth Creek Trout<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Smooth Trout<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Smooth Anadro\/Nymph<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Smooth Anadro Stillwater Indicator<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amplitude Smooth Titan Long<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Infinity<\/td>\n<td>175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery MPX<\/td>\n<td>175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Standard<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Trout<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Titan<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Bass Bug<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Great Lake Switch<\/td>\n<td>400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Anadro\/Nymph<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Double Taper<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mastery Expert Distance<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SINKING FLY LINES<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sonar Titan Hover\/Sink 2\/Sink 4<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sonar Titan Int\/Sink 2\/Sink 3<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sonar Titan Full Intermediate<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sonar Titan Sink Tip<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sonar Stillwater Hover<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:table --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:table {\"hasFixedLayout\":true} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cortland\u00a0\u00a06 weight<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FLOATING FLY LINES<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Compact Float<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indicator Nymph<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Big Fly<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finesse Trout II<\/td>\n<td>170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trout Boss<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>333 Trout\/All Purpose<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>444 Sylk<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>444SL<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spring Creek<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>444\u00a0\u00a0Peach<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tropical All Purpose<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Modern Trout<\/td>\n<td>170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Big Shot<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SINKING FLY LINES<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Compact Sink Type 3<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Compact Intermediate<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>333 Full Sinking Type 3<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sink Tip Type 6<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sink Tip Type 3<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Full Sinking Type 6<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Intermediate<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:table --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:table {\"hasFixedLayout\":true} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Air Flo 6 weight\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FLOATING FLY LINES<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SuperFlo Tactical Taper<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Superflo Universal Taper<\/td>\n<td>173<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Superflo Power Taper<\/td>\n<td>180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Superflo Elite WF<\/td>\n<td>165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Superflo Elite DT not available in 6 wt.<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forge Floating<\/td>\n<td>165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Velocity WF<\/td>\n<td>Weight not published<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Velocity DT<\/td>\n<td>Weight not published<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Super Dri Elite &#8211; WF<\/td>\n<td>172<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Super Dri Lake Pro<\/td>\n<td>Weight not published<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Superflo Xceed<\/td>\n<td>180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Streamer Float<\/td>\n<td>195<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nymph\/Indicator<\/td>\n<td>190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SINKING FLY LINES<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Streamer Max Long<\/td>\n<td>170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:table --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:table {\"hasFixedLayout\":true} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rio 6 weight\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FLOATING FLY LINES<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elite Rio Gold<\/td>\n<td>168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elite Rio Gold<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elite Rio Perception<\/td>\n<td>173<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elite Technical Trout<\/td>\n<td>162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elite Predator Fly Line<\/td>\n<td>198<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rio Gold<\/td>\n<td>168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rio Grand<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rio Perception<\/td>\n<td>173<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Technical Trout WF<\/td>\n<td>162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Technical Trout<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Streamer Tip Fly Line<\/td>\n<td>210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>In Touch 24\u2019 Sink Tip<\/td>\n<td>200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>In Touch Xtreme Indicator<\/td>\n<td>215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>In Touch Salmon\/Steelhead<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mainstream Trout DT<\/td>\n<td>178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mainstream 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size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" class=\"wp-image-89\" src=\"http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AFFTA-scanw.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AFFTA-scanw.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AFFTA-scanw-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamboorods.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AFFTA-scanw-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fly Line weight issue just got worse. Rio no longer lists the weight in Grains on their web site but does list it on the box. Now all you have to do is keep a copy of the standard published by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association [AFFTA] at hand to buy a fly line. A fly line marked 185 GR. is NOT a 6 weight line Unfortunately, unlike most good stories, this one doesn\u2019t start with a beer.I build bamboo fly rods and have for the past 40 years. I sell the rods that I make with a recommended fly line weight rating. As I personally use Cortland 444 Peach or SL lines, I was somewhat unaware what has happened to the fly line weights in the past years. A customer called and said, \u201cThis rod doesn\u2019t cast worth shit! It was overloaded.\u201d Well, I test-cast each rod prior to placing it for sale. The rod cast fine in my hands so I asked the customer what line he was using. \u201cScientific Anglers Amplitude Infinity model,\u201d he responded. So off to Scientific Anglers web site and I found the model of line he was using. No damned wonder, the line marked 6 weight on the box was really 7 weight line according to the line description from the site.So that begged the question, how about other lines? A rainy day showed up, so I headed to the web sites of RIO, AirFlo, Scientific Anglers and Cortland looking over their fly line descriptions. I chose 6 weight lines to examine as 6 weight is a transition line between light and heavy trout fishing. Although they all presented the truthon their sites, the fly line box may not contain the line weight and could mislabeled by up to 3 line weights heavy. I checked only what I considered trout lines and most of them were floating types. Scientific Anglers: 23 floating lines checked \u2013 7 of them were rated correctly \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 sinking lines checked \u2013 all of them\u00a0\u00a01&gt;3 lines weight heavy Rio\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 18 floating lines checked \u2013 2 of them rated correctly \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7 sinking lines checked \u2013\u00a0\u00a0all of them 1&gt;3 line weights heavy Cortland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 13 floating lines checked \u2013 7 of them rated correctly \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7 sinking lines checked \u2013 5 of them rated correctly -two of the lines \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 were 2 lines weights heavy AirFlo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 13 floating lines checked \u2013 1 rated correctly \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 1 sinking line checked and it was 1 line weight heavy. So where does that leave the buyer? You are faced with two issues. Firstly the rods manufactured today are often rated 1&gt;3 line weights less that what they should be according to the internet chatter. However, you are saved as the line manufactures have bought into the rod makers game and mark most of their line lighter than is in the box. Secondly the buyer will really be caught if he believes the internet chatter and buys a line one weight heavier for his new rod. Now he\u2019ll have a 5 weight rod as marked by the manufacturer [ really a 6 or 7 weight] and looking for a line weight heavier, he buys a 6 weight as marked on the box and got a 7 or even 8 weight. Why this happened, I haven\u2019t a clue. There are industry standards for nearly everything in today\u2019s world. Thankfully, the line and rod manufacturers don\u2019t build nuts and bolts or any other of the myriad of tools, equipment or parts that make the world go around. Further notes: 1] The standards for several Fly Fishing equipment are maintained by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association. See: https:\/\/affta.org\/page\/About\u00a0 2] Several of the line manufacturers have changed their offerings on their sites since I collected the line weight information in July 2021. However, the lines could still be and likely are for sale at retailers everywhere. 2] The data list for each of the manufacturer is provided on my web site\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.bamboorods.ca\/ 2] For those doing their own research, here are the web sites from the four line manufacturers. https:\/\/www.scientificanglers.com\/product-category\/fly-lines\/ https:\/\/www.rioproducts.com\/freshwater\/fly-lines https:\/\/www.cortlandline.com\/collections\/freshwater-fly-line https:\/\/www.airflofishing.com\/products\/fly-fishing-lines\/freshwater-fly-lines.html Sci Anglers 6 weight\u00a0 \u00a0 FLOATING FLY LINES \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Amplitude Bass Bug 210 gr. Amplitude Infinity 175 Amplitude MPX 175 Amplitude Double Taper 160 Amplitude Trout 160 Amplitude Anadro\/Nymph 200 Amplitude Smooth Infinity 175 Amplitude Smooth Infinity Glow 175 Amplitude Smooth Creek Trout 185 Amplitude Smooth Trout 160 Amplitude Smooth Anadro\/Nymph 200 Amplitude Smooth Anadro Stillwater Indicator 200 Amplitude Smooth Titan Long 210 Mastery Infinity 175 Mastery MPX 175 Mastery Standard 160 Mastery Trout 160 Mastery Titan 210 Mastery Bass Bug 210 Mastery Great Lake Switch 400 Mastery Anadro\/Nymph 200 Mastery Double Taper 160 Mastery Expert Distance 160 \u00a0 \u00a0 SINKING FLY LINES \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sonar Titan Hover\/Sink 2\/Sink 4 210 Sonar Titan Int\/Sink 2\/Sink 3 210 Sonar Titan Full Intermediate 210 Sonar Titan Sink Tip 210 Sonar Stillwater Hover 185 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cortland\u00a0\u00a06 weight \u00a0 FLOATING FLY LINES \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Compact Float 200 Indicator Nymph 160 Big Fly 185 Finesse Trout II 170 Trout Boss 185 333 Trout\/All Purpose 160 444 Sylk 160 444SL 160 Spring Creek 160 444\u00a0\u00a0Peach 160 Tropical All Purpose 160 Modern Trout 170 Big Shot 200 \u00a0 \u00a0 SINKING FLY LINES \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Compact Sink Type 3 200 Compact Intermediate 200 333 Full Sinking Type 3 160 Sink Tip Type 6 160 Sink Tip Type 3 160 Full Sinking Type 6 160 Intermediate 160 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Air Flo 6 weight\u00a0 \u00a0 FLOATING FLY LINES \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SuperFlo Tactical Taper 160 Superflo Universal Taper 173 Superflo Power Taper 180 Superflo Elite WF 165 Superflo Elite DT not available in 6 wt. 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