I havent fished the 555 but I have performed the parking lot test.

I was very impressed with the casting charecteristics especially when compared to the standard 444.

It also sounds like the line may fish very well if you are looking for a dryline as the design of this line allows it ride higher up in the water as it less dense then standard floating lines.

Cortland has had trouble with the coating on the line from what I have heard, hence the delay. It makes me weary as the last major breakthough for Cortland was the Lazer and they had major problems with cracking of the out coating on that line.

Another line I have been very impressed with that is new for 2002 is Rio's Slick Shooter process. They have come very very close to cracking the AST coating (the best on the market) of SA. The AST coating creates lines that shoot like no other.

[ 01-06-2002: Message edited by: RPetzold ]