Braided Monocord line

[NathanS]

Has anyone ever used Braided Monocord lines, particularly the Orvis one? I am looking for a summer floating flats line and the orvis lines are on sale.

[Adam-Albino]

I use the cortland ones... I like them. Some have complained about memory issues, but I havent found it so bad.
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[bdowning]

I also use Cortland. It shoots fine and I've had no memory problems with it. My only complaint about braided lines is that they are a little rough on the hands after a full day of casting. (Yeah I know, suck it up and build up some callouses ;-)). I'm think of subbing it with Micron mono as an experiment, just to see how different it is.

-bd

[rel]

<FONT color=black face=Verdana,Geneva size=2>Adam- Do you treat these lines the same as a shooting head or regular fly line? By this I mean do you overline the rod by 1 or 2 sizes like you do for a shooting head, or do you stay with the rod's rating . rel</FONT>

[Adam-Albino]

Yep. I usually go one line size, but have gone 2 from time to time.
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[rel]

<FONT color=black face=Verdana,Geneva size=2>Thanx. Is the running line any heavier on the larger lines than on a 10wgt. rel</FONT>

[Adam-Albino]

<FONT color=black face=Verdana,Geneva size=2>It's the same braided line for all.</FONT>
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