Description
TAPER DIAGRAM
SPECIFICATIONS
| ITEM NUMBER | LINE WEIGHT | BELLY LENGTH | TOTAL LENGTH | GRAIN WEIGHT* |
| 112604 | DT-2-F | 81.5’ / 24,8m | 90.0’ / 27,4m | 80gr / 5,2g |
| 112611 | DT-3-F | 80.0’ / 24,4m | 90.0’ / 27,4m | 100gr / 6,5g |
| 112628 | DT-4-F | 78.5’ / 24,0m | 90.0’ / 27,4m | 120gr / 7,8g |
| 112635 | DT-5-F | 77.0’ / 23,5m | 90.0’ / 27,4m | 140gr / 9,1g |
| 112642 | DT-6-F | 75.5’ / 23,0m | 90.0’ / 27,4m | 160gr / 10,4g |
* Grain weight for the first 30′
Nat –
This stuff right here on a 7ft 3wt on a glass rod is a dream come true
Anthony Ryder –
I brought a 4 weight double taper and frankly I don’t understand for the life of me why more people don’t fish a double taper line. Not only are they super delicate but they are so easy to mend to alliw for better drag free drifts. With practice its quite possible to put out a good line too. I won’t look back at my WF lines now..
Thomas Alan Nakashima –
Scientific Anglers DT-4 & DT-5 Fly Line
I met Mel Krieger at The Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club, San Francisco in the early ‘90s when they were offering free casting lessons. I was already putting out nice long loops, but thought maybe I could get a few pointers from the Master. As Mel went down the line giving instructions to all fly casters, he finally came to me. And I was immediately humbled by the Master correcting me on everything starting with the grip. To add more salt into my heart felt ego, he mentioned all the fish are not on the other side of the bank either. And in-between my daily casting practice times and annual visits to the GGACC, I learned to cast and fish Mel Krieger style. Around that time I switched over to Scientific Anglers Double Taper in dark willow. One spool of my classic Galvan Reel with DT-4 for dry fly presentation, and the other spool with DT-5 for wet-flies & nymphs. All used with my Dwight Lyons Fiberglass 8’ 5wt 3pc fly rod. For me it was a match made in Heaven, which I still use today. My SA Double Taper lines were before their tip welded loops, and because I design my own custom leaders matched to a few of my tied flies, I find it a blessing in disguise. Especially on the drys as it took me years to come up with right formula of a leader/fly combination for the most delicate presentation. Mel also taught me, it’s best to understand a few flies, how to present and fish them, rather than keep changing flies and scaring the fish away. The difference between the DT-4 & DT-5 is controlling the line speed, as the casting stroke stays the same. Mel came up to me one time and said; “Tom, you never have to worry about rotator cup, let the rod and line do all the work.” I wanted to post 2-photos with my review, one with Mel and I, and another of me casting on an Alaska river but couldn’t find a way to do so.
-Thomas Alan Nakashima