Silk Line DTR Double Taper with his unique profile can be used with rods 3/4 & 5/6. The end of the tail, being very thin, is outfitted without loops on both line sides. Silk Line DTR Double Taper was thought for fast waters, great to avoid dragging. Silk Line DTR Double Taper perfectly cast at very short distances (less than 5m), medium distances (5/15m), and even long distances close to 18/20m. Silk Line DTR Double Taper is pleasant, seductive, fine and well in the mind of anglers looking for of delicacy.Silk Line DTR Double Taper woks better with a rod in 10 feet, satisfactory but more technical in 9 feet, not very suitable to very short rods (less than 9 feet). A natural silk line is thinner than a common synthetic line because of the greater specific weight, it cuts the air better, it is more tactful allowing delicate poses, and has no memory at all.Silk Line DTR Double Taper is manufactured in France with 100% natural silk as it was made at the beginning of the century, by the historical embroidery Au Ver a Soie, located in Paris. Silk Line DTR Double Taper is coated with a mix of various components and is now pre-runned in. Silk Line DTR Double Taper comes vacuum protected in a wooden box with a pack of 10 grams grease included.