How many of you still use a double taper?

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If this thread goes too long I have a feeling that the retailers are going to be scratching their heads as to why the newfound popularity in DT lines suddenly emerged.:ROFLMAO:
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Then the inevitable notification:

“Due to large mass of the double taper fly line bodies we have been forced to increase…blah…blah……the situation unfortunately is beyond our control at this time. Current plans moving forward may also force a slight increase in the weight forward lines but currently the cost will remain static.”

Like, next quarter.
 
Just bought a new dt last month. All my lines are either DT’s or long belly’s for the most part.
Despite what is mentioned earlier about using a wt forward for distance, I find wt forward lines don’t have the belly to airialize enough line for longer accurate casts and don’t mend well at the longer distances. Talking floating lines for trout steelhead and dead drifting or swinging.
Also like that they are for the most part true to advertised weight so no guessing I'd guess that a modern graphite rod would do better uplining a DT line. It seems most of the new rods are 1-2 line sizes greater than they are labeled with.
I do feel though that when you get that right line on a rod it sings. Sometimes that right combo of weight, taper, and stiffness can make a rod truly great.
 
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I’ve got a Hardy Fly Weight loaded with 1/2 of a 3 wgt DT SA line. I pair it with one of the below rods when visiting small headwaters streams.

Diamondback Diamondglass 7’ 3wgt.
Scott F403/3 7’
Winston Retro 7’ 3 wgt.
 
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I use DT lines - cut up and made into shooting heads…

I also use them on big spey rods for big water, where most casts are the full length of the line, so they are effectively like a very long belly spey line, without the price tag.

There’s a specialized line for every purpose out there these days, but sometimes all you need is something simple. Also, with modern fly rods, most average casters need to have more weight of line out beyond the rod tip to make good casts, and you can get there with a DT line with the same number it says on the stick!
 
DT's are my preference, mostly because I started using them in the 70's and never found a reason to switch.
 
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I always preferred my joints to be double tapered back when I smoked. A double taper is nice on a lake in some cases but that’s about it. Roll casting 50’?!?! That is what a spey rod is for.
 
I used DT for years for the basic 5wt dry or nymph setups, but finally threw out my last one back in January. It was a old Cortland peach that was probably 20 years old. It finally cracked. RIP

Not sure if I'll ever buy another one. I'm guessing that at some point in the next 2-3 years, Rio or SA will come out with a "must have" DT that they'll push big-time. They'll market it with some distinctive looking dude saying things like "my dad didn't need a 2 weight heavy weight forward line to present streamers" or "I learned on a DT" while he's laying out nice 60-70' dry fly casts. And people (mostly millennials) will buy it.
 
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I used DT for years for the basic 5wt dry or nymph setups, but finally threw out my last one back in January. It was a old Cortland peach that was probably 20 years old. It finally cracked. RIP

Not sure if I'll ever buy another one. I'm guessing that at some point in the next 2-3 years, Rio or SA will come out with a "must have" DT that they'll push big-time. They'll market it with some distinctive looking dude saying things like "my dad didn't need a 2 weight heavy weight forward line to present streamers" or "I learned on a DT" while he's laying out nice 60-70' dry fly casts. And people (mostly millennials) will buy it.
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This DT dude will no doubt have a waxed to the max mustache, flannel shirt, and Simms most expensive zip front wader looking new out of the box. I’ve seen it for at least 50 products in the last 25 years.
 
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