I was attracted by the low price to an ebay auction for an old level silk fly line that had never been used. It was on a Montgomery Ward spool and was labeled
"Wards Supreme Quality- Japan Silk Fly Line- Level- 25 yards"
It was described as a size C, but when I looked at the photograph closely (I had to enlarge it to see the difference) I realized that it was a size G. A 3wt rather than an 8wt making it very usable for me.
In any event, I won the auction at $34.50 (shame on me).
When it arrived it was indeed brand new. Quite stiff approximately the feel of a Terenzio. It underwent a course of repeated massages with the Terenzio grease over a period of a week.
The reason I am posting this is that the line works with the 3wt rods that I have in a way that I never expected. It and all of the 3wts mate as though they were made for each other. All of you know the feeling of a cane rod casting itself with practically no effort on the part of the person that has his hand around the rod grip. It is an unbelievably smooth line. I fish a lot of silk lines Phoenix, Thebault and Terenzio and I can tell that this one is going to be my very favorite.
I think the reason is the added weight at the tip of the line that loads the rod better. And of course it has the advantage of the reversibility of a DT.
If any level lines come up for sale in a weight that you can use, don't pass them up.
It was described as a size C, but when I looked at the photograph closely (I had to enlarge it to see the difference) I realized that it was a size G. A 3wt rather than an 8wt making it very usable for me.
In any event, I won the auction at $34.50 (shame on me).
When it arrived it was indeed brand new. Quite stiff approximately the feel of a Terenzio. It underwent a course of repeated massages with the Terenzio grease over a period of a week.
The reason I am posting this is that the line works with the 3wt rods that I have in a way that I never expected. It and all of the 3wts mate as though they were made for each other. All of you know the feeling of a cane rod casting itself with practically no effort on the part of the person that has his hand around the rod grip. It is an unbelievably smooth line. I fish a lot of silk lines Phoenix, Thebault and Terenzio and I can tell that this one is going to be my very favorite.
I think the reason is the added weight at the tip of the line that loads the rod better. And of course it has the advantage of the reversibility of a DT.
If any level lines come up for sale in a weight that you can use, don't pass them up.
