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Scientific Anglers Ultra 3In March of last year I made my annual fly fishing trip to the San Juan River in New Mexico. Prior to my trip my preparations included the replacement of my fly line. I do most of my fishing on the San Juan River with a nine foot four weight fly rod so my choice for a fly line was the Scientific Anglers Ultra 3 WF4F. The line's performance on the San Juan was outstanding. I fished this wonderful river in New Mexico from March 15th through April 1st. Every morning I'd fish my four weight using #22 midge emergers and larva then switching to dries when hatches would appear. I found the Scientific Anglers Ultra 3 Line a delight to cast. I found the need to clean the line on several occasions with a mild soapy water.At the end of May I was using my four weight once again on the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park. Once again I enjoyed the performance and subtleness of the Ultra 3 fly line fishing the Baetis, PMD and Caddis hatches through the month of June.By the end of June I noticed that minor cracking was developing in portions of my fly line. After another week the cracks became more predominate and I decided to send the line back to Scientific Anglers for replacement.While I was disappointed with the service that I obtained from the Scientific Anglers Ultra 3 fly line, I found the people at Scientific Anglers very nice people to conduct business with while honoring their company guarantee and replacing my fly line at no charge.I would purchase another Scientific Angler's Ultra 3 Fly Line more for the customer service that I received than for the product quality that I received.Cortland 444After a disappointing ten weeks of life from the fly line of another manufacturer, I was searching for a floating fly line that would take me through the entire season without cracks and without the usual sinking tips. I decided to try another brand. A brand that for some reason I had ignored for almost a decade. I decided to try the Cortland 444. I removed it from it's package and put it onto my Hardy LRH. I liked the Cortland idea of the line weight and type printed on the line making it easy for you to identify what you are using or need to use. Standing knee deep in the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park, I tied a #20 Baetis to my tippet and worked my new Cortland Line through the guides. It's performance was impressive.It shot through the guides effortlessly and floated nice and high. Before long I was fast to a beautiful Firehole River brown trout. I was pretty satisfied with my Cortland 444 on it's first day streamside but it's true test would come in several weeks.After about six months and almost a hundred days of fishing the Cortland 444 is still on my reel. With an occasional cleaning it continues to float high and dry. Minor cracking is just starting to appear but it has given me much more than the ten weeks of life that I received from my old fly line.I would recommend this line to my friends.End |
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Copyright @ 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 by Bob Kloskowski |
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