Double taper fly lines

[barnacle]

I have just ordered a 4wt DT fly line to try. Could someone who uses DT lines let me know their thoughts on it.  

[terry]

There’s really not a lot of difference between a DT and a modern WF line especially in a 4 weight. There is a theory that once the front end of a DT starts to show signs of ware it can be reversed giving you a new line. I use DT’s and never found this to be true, once the line begins to crack up it happens throughout its length.
For most styles of river fishing a DT is fine as normally they have longish front section. Mind you your average modern WF has a similar profile.
As a word of advice don’t get too caught up on gear just get used to fishing what you have whether it’s a £100 Rio or a £4 Maxcatch.
Mike Weaver ( our Devon rivers guru ) used mill end fly lines for years.

[Pete Tyjas]

It doesn't matter what line you use, as long as you can load the road and get a cast out with minimal false casting and effort you'll be in the game!

[barnacle]

I'll give the DT a go over grass and see what its like with the rod.

[Pete Tyjas]

That sounds a good plan. My humble opinion would be to try it at the distances you fish at as we are all guilty of ripping a bunch of line off of the reel and casting it to the horizon!

See how it feels and if you can false cast easily and shoot line after a couple of casts. If you're struggling to get it to work the line may be a little light but fingers crossed it all works perfectly.

[yeoman]

When I statted fly fishing it was always double taper lines, two lines for the price of one, people used to say.
When the front gets knackered, turn it around.