Q:

Hi, Doug
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your articles on Activeanlger.com. Especially after reading your review on the Mastery Quad-Tip, I amconsidering purchasing the line for my 10wt. RPLXi. My only concern is that where I live [Boston], the braided monocore of this line might retain memory. Do you have any experience with this line in coldwater or have any other suggestions? I already have 400 grain sinker.

I would really appreciate your input on this.
Thanks in advance.

Ted

A:

Hi Ted,
Appreciate the good words, and the inquiry ... I talked to the folks at Sci Anglers and got what I expected, "How cold is cold water?" Consequently, I must fall back on my experience when fishing Narragansett Bay many years ago before the days of AST and other advances in line construction. Frankly, I think you will love the Quad Tip; however, if you fish late into the late Fall when water temps drop, memory would probably be a problem requiring a quick "stretch" of the running line. My experience, however, suggests that early October was about it for productive fishing. If it were me, I would go with the Quad Tip. Stretch or no stretch, I think you will really like the Quad Tip because it
is so versatile, and casts like a dream. However, I learned today that in the September shows, Sci Angler plans to introduce a new Striper (intermediate) that is absolutely cold water friendly. (I understand that those fishing the really cold waters of Alaska needed a more friendly line.) When asked if I would test one, I simply laughed and suggested my freezer wasn't big enough.

Hope this helps.
Doug Macnair