RIO Gold WF4

[SherpaB]

Just bought a new line the two tone Gold line. I was hoping for a good all purpose line but I have to say its not what I was told in the shop or expected. I use a 4wt about 40% of the time and my old Cortland 444 was junk after about 7 seasons. I wanted a line that would do it all ok...not great but ok...and this thing feels like a shooting head. While nymphing it was good...but then again you dont notice it because of the weighted flys. A midge hatch started sunday afternoon on the platte and I was casting into a back eddy to 3 or 4 good sized fish steadily rising. Got one...but casting a #20 midge on this with a George Harvey 11 ft dry fly leader felt horrible and it was pretty indelicate. I am a very good caster...not bragging but every time I made a cast I felt a semi heavy thunk as the line straightened out...its not the rod or the leader...it felt like a 400 grain shooting head that I used to throw at stripers...actually it felt like a 6wgt line...but the diameter as you looked at it looked pretty much like a 4. I guess if this is the gold line I would not recommend it for any sort of delicate fishing...its actually the first line I ever bought that I really didnt like at all.
update(3-20) I shouldnt say I dont like it at all, it is actually a good nymphing line. I was expecting something a little more versatile and had switched over from the Cortland 444. Its a very good floating line for nymphing or larger drys. Bought the LT on Wednesday and its a really nice line. Drys cast well and it handled my nymph rigs decently. I will probably put the gold on a long stick for strictly nymphing and keep the LT on the current 4 weight for general and dry fly setups.

[big south]

I am considering this line on a 5wt switch rod for larger rivers. Wondering what your opinion would be for it in that application.

[SherpaB]

In my opinion its a good nymph/streamer line. I dont know much about switch rods but I assume you will be doing alot of distance casting/fishing with streamers etc. If that is the case I think this might be a good rod for that. The one thing I would just not want it for is presenting dry flys with a normal length leader.

[big south]

Thanks. I was thinking of going with Windcutter originally and then got wind of the idea of going with a steelhead line. The taper on Rio Gold comes close to the steelhead tapers. If anyone has an opinion on which may mend best I'm listening.

[SherpaB]

the easiest mending line will be the one with the longest belly/head...and assuming you are doing some distance fishing you really want a long belly line. its really tough to mend the thicker section of line with running line...not enough mass. a double taper line will cast pretty damn good and be the best mending line you could ask for.

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