I originally tried the TP Floating line for sight-casting to bonefish, and found it to perform perfectly. It is stiffer and has a harder finish than any other flats line I have used. The taper is great for a soft landing, which is remarkable on a 75-90 foot cast. The color is easy to see, also. Then I tried the TP Intermediate line for Tarpon, and found it to shoot better and further than all others. We started using the Redfish Taper for smallmouth bass in the summer, because all of the "freshwater" bass lines I've used are too soft, even sticky, on hot summer days in the boat. Oh, they work great for pike, muskies, and largemouth all summer long, too. Cortland really hit a home run with this series of lines for warm/hot weather, in fresh or salt water.

since no one line can do it all another option for those wading for bones, or other flats species where more of your shots come at 20 to 40 feet vs. 40 to 70 from a skiff is the Flip Pallot signature series line by Teeny. there is virtually no front taper the advantage of this is you can load your rod and make a 25 foot cast while using a 12ft leader. Most other bonefish lines have a 6 to 8 foot front taper matched with a 12ft leader your close to 20 feet of line and your not yet to the belly to properly load your rod. Another feature of this line is it comes in orange, okay the plus side of this is you can see the end of your fly line, and you can tell where your fly is in reference to the fish. a fly line no matter the color in the water with the sun over it is silhouetted black to the fish.

The Flip Pallot line is very different, indeed. I can see how it might work well while wading in high winds and poor visibility, where quick, short shots are neccessary. I've encountered those conditions at Christmas Island, but find the qualities of the Cortland Tropic Plus to work perfectly in most locations, including The Bahamas.