sharkskin ,vrs reg gpx

hey has anyone tried these lines yet ,in a comparison? im looking at the five weight ,which both are supposed to be a half size bigger .The owner of the fly shop i go to said he was not sure at first but tried it in belize last year on a eight weight and said he couldnt belive the sharkskin came off the water so nice .The difference in price is 30 dallors .Just woundering if anyone has tried out the two to see what the hype is all about .I would be using this for an all around line for wets nymphs and drys ,what do you guys think

I have the first generation SA Sharkskin in 5wt and 3wt, these are labeled Trout Taper lines.

They are excellent lines, great pickup and nice casting. Some FF do not like the noise which is apparent when the line is dry (in the fly shop parking lot) however, when the line gets wet the noise is not so apparent.

If the Sharkskin lasts 3x-4x longer than conventional premium lines, as advertized, it will be a bargain line.

Regards,
FK

Ive heard from some people ,that in the larger sizes because you might stripe more that it will burn your fingers . As for the trout lines though you dont stripe in as much ,i do want a line that doesnt let the tip sink that drives me crazy .I know arron uses the gpx ,but i dont know if it is the mastery series or the shark skin ,if the mastery series is cool then i would just go with that but the guys at the shop i go to say the shark skin is the shnizzle .I just got my tfo 10' of wets and nymphing ,and maybe chezch nymphing . So i want an all around line i will be fishing some dries with this as well so im just trying to do some reseach before i go and by what i want.

I can't comment on the sharks skin but I use the mastery gpx on my 5wt and I like it very much. I'm not even a good caster by any means and I can throw tons of line with my TFO 9'6'' pro. Its also loads at very close range probally do to the fact the front of the line is a half size heavier.

thanks blacklabel ,
I think im going to try out the sharkskin ,if i dont like it ill just bring it back and have the guys at the shop tell the rep i didnt like it ,Im sure it is going to be awesome line though .Im really into being able to mend line when nymphing ,line control is everything .Id really like to try both out to see what the differences are .From what i hear the shark skin floats like no other ,but that remains to be seen.

Nutman,

Let me know what you think if it seems worth It i might replace my 5wt dry fly line with it.

I have the shark skin in 5wt trout taper. I love that it is supple, floats well, and doesn't have a memory like my old orvis wonder line. The loop on the end of SA lines is great too, keeps the tip from sinking. However, I find that with shark skin, it doesn't roll cast well. I attribute this to the line's suppleness, as the line seems to collapse on long roll casts. Perhaps I am used to over powering my roll cast but in my experience, I have trouble getting a good roll cast at the end of a drift with Shark Skin. I don't have this issue with less supple lines that SA makes.

The hiss drove me crazy - I gave mine away..

nutman,
I was so dang impressed i had to write this song...Fish on!

I've heard that they cut your fingers after a while. What do you do about it?