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@DimeBrite do you find that the Titan tapers from SA are not the same as the old Streamer Express? I kind of assumed it was the same line series just rebranded. What are you planning to use that Cortland Compact on? 7wt?

I have yet to ride in Bellingham, but I'd love to make it up there. I recently sold my 2018 Scout for $3100 and also purchased a 2020 Norco Optic (carbon frame and a bike worth considering for you) for $3250 locally with a nice build kit. That was a deal when there really weren't deals to be...

The problem I have in our area with "not concerned with the climbing ability" is we have so much punchy up and down pedally stuff where a good pedaling bike can really be an advantage. It's more about the suspension design than the weight. That said most bike are relatively decent these days. It...

What bikes are you looking at? Category or suspension travel of the bike is much harder to choose for me. Where are you riding (or wanting to ride) mostly?

29er is king everywhere for general trail riding these day IMO. Everyone is different and many still prefer 27.5, but 29er is the new default. So unless you have a specific reason to go 27.5 (short, big in to jumps, etc) my advice would be to go with a 29er. I was a big wheel skeptic for a long...

OK, if we're talking staging fish this all makes more sense. Because otherwise, your gear and techniques could not sound more different than the standard here, but we are primarily targeting traveling fish that are actively chasing baitfish. But your experience and knowledge could probably be a...

Would be very interesting to come fish in your area to see the gear, technique, and environmental differences you are fishing with. Leland and DryFlyLarry are the only two I'm aware of fishing floaters extensively for coho. Obviously there are more, but it's not the standard to be sure. What...

@Kfish I have the old version of the Striper line in 8wt floating. Casts nice but it is not an overweight integrated shooting head. Casts like a pretty traditional WF fly line being that it's a 40' head. I also don't think it would be a great line for a heavy poly leader, nor do I want to have...

I’d give it a try. I’ve always admired your long effortless looking casts. @jasmillo may not be the same for you but I preferred the OBS early on because it’s easy then appreciated the extra length of the 40+ after I was a more proficient beach caster. I like the idea of a casting day...

Brian, I haven't cast one of the newer multi-density heads. Did you find there was a difference in stiffness or hinge or something in the head between sections, or just didn't like the difference in sink rate in the head?

@Leland Miyawaki looks like we moved the line talk right out from under you! Would you mind re-posting your line thoughts and question over at the new thread? Thanks!

Thanks for the help Josh! Looks like we're up and running!

Could you move say post 23 (a post by me) in this thread over there so it's the first post then I'll just edit it with the first post info?

Whatever makes sense to you? I know a few of the line posts starting on page 8 are intermingled with reports. I started a thread. Appreciate it!

Moved to front of thread.

Can one of the friendly mods @Josh @Billy or @Evan B break this line talk off in to a new thread for beach lines? I'll start a thread if you can transfer posts over?

You're casting that on a 7wt rod though right? I would like to line my 7wt Echo Boost Blue for the salt but haven't cast it more than a couple times yet. I got a 7wt Titan floater for streamers I'm hoping works out. Lawn casts ok but haven't had it on the water with a streamer yet.

Curious what you didn't like about it? I remember the first time I cast one of @Mtnwkr I wasn't a fan because the running line was thin and slick. Compared to the OBS at the time I couldn't grip it when hauling. Ended up just being a muscle memory thing. I have no issues gripping the running...

The description on the site shows 35' but the taper picture shows 36'. I believe mine is 36' and it's not like 1' probably makes a difference. I was just wondering with the label as 40+ Extreme (short head) but it's probably just market speak to differentiate if from the longer head one. They...

Did you reply to them? And if so what did they recommend? Is that 40+ Brian linked the same as the old one? I know there have been a couple versions of it over the years. For my main beach rods (6wt Sage Xi3 and Scott Meridian), the way I fish/cast, and the flies I use, I've never had a line I...