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SpexnReds
10-03-2007, 09:47 AM
I am curious about the Royal Wulff lines, specifically the Bermuda Triangle Taper. Has anyone used it before? I am in the process of switching from Rio lines because even though they cast great, I really just can't stand the line memory anymore. If the Royal Wulff line has bad memory, please be sure to tell me. I have used Teeny lines and like them alot, but they can be hard to find since not everybody carries the Flip Pallot line that I like so much.

Strat
10-03-2007, 10:03 AM
I have used one a bunch on bonefish and really like it. It has a 'hard' coating that sings through the guides. It is excellent for wading due to the short head. One of the few bonefish lines I have used that you can fire off with 2 backcasts.

It is not quite as delicate as some of the longer belly lines such as SA and Orvis but so much of that has to do with the skill of the caster.

When this one wears out I will buy another one without hesitating. I am using an older model that does not have the "J3" coating. No problems with memory/coiling but you do have to keep it clean or it will start to sink a little (like all floating lines).

ArthurB
10-03-2007, 02:41 PM
I converted from the Flip Pallot line (have 3 of them) to the Bermuda Triangle taper. Harder finish and much easier to shoot. I'm using a 10 wt Bermuda triangle taper for albies this week in much cooler conditions(67 degree water) and I find the memory to be acceptable and of no significant consequence. Personally, I find the limper lines are much more likely to form tangles when shooting from a boat which is why I switched to the Bermuda TT for albies. I have the regular Wulff triangle taper line also in a 10wt but I will switch to the Bermuda line for all but the coldest conditions.

SpexnReds
10-03-2007, 06:27 PM
Thanks alot, looks like I found a new line! My problem with Rio's line memory wasn't so much a casting issue as it was line management. When I was on Andros last year, I was wading and managed to hook into a nice fat 11lb bone in about 10 inches of water. Unfortunately, it shook the fly out after about 10 seconds (it was a size 6 that was rather dull...). I was pretty bummed at first, but realized that I would have lost it anyway because I looked down at my line and it was a mess. That Rio line makes more tangles than anything I have ever seen. I know it can be reduced through continuous stretching, but who wants to do that when you are wading and sometimes have to pull out more line in heart beat?