In the 10 and 11 wts I'm partial to Scientific angler because of the shorter head; in the 8 and 9 wts I like Rio and the Airflo 40+ also becaus eof their shorter heads. I don't need 50 feet of flyline in the air especially when the wind is blowing. Ron
I liked the Cortland 444 in floating line and have also had good luck with the SciAnglers floating lines - had one of their lines that saw medium use for 5 years before I switched it. I think the next line that I will buy will be from Rio - have heard a lot of positives about their brand of fly lines - salt, fresh, sinking and floating.
The more you talk about floating and intermediate lines the more you'll here about the SA mastery lines. the coating is second to none.
Alot of the other companies are getting closer. When the discussion switches to weighted lines the market is wide open.
Yup,, S/A Mastery Saltwater WF series. Never been dissapointed with S/A.
RIO is making a lot of noise, but if it ain't broke why fix it? S/A for me (for now anyways).
I must always buy the defective SA mastery lines. I have returned them a couple of times because the coating was coming off while I was spooling it. I have had many of their Mastery lines begin to peel after only a two months of use. They also get black stuff that doesn't come off. I have talked with them and I do EXACTLY what they tell me to do in cleaning and caring and the same stuff happens. Mind you I fish 4 times a week or more. Their running line is also a dissapointment. The coating simply scuffs up to quickly. So after dealing with their stuff for many years I switched to Airflo coldwater tactical running lines and I am having no sign of wear and Rio Outbound line that is wonderful and a Rio Max shooting head that is also great. If there is a buzz about Rio, they deserve it.
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