Bass

October 15th, 2025

When the water warms and the bass start busting through surface cover, you need a fly line that responds fast and hits hard. The Bass fly line from Cortland Line, crafted in Cortland, New York, is designed for these exact moments—whether you’re chucking bulky deer hair bugs into lily pads or working sinking streamers through underwater timber. This is a line that doesn’t hesitate. With a bold, short front taper and a strong core, it gives anglers the muscle needed to turn over wind-resistant patterns in demanding environments.

Built for performance and tested by real-world anglers, this line stands up to summer heat and aggressive fish. It’s a warmwater workhorse that excels from dawn patrol pond missions to midday river floats. The bright lily green and hot orange color combo makes it easy to track on casts and pickups, especially when targeting structure. And with every foot of this line manufactured right here in Cortland, NY, you’re getting the experience of a century-old fly line company poured into every spool.

Short Taper, Strong Delivery for Bass Applications

At the core of this line is a punchy taper design that loads your rod quickly and delivers tight loops with little effort. Whether you’re casting from a john boat into a flooded cypress grove or kneeling on a riverbank and dapping between branches, the short aggressive taper lets you put flies where they need to go—fast. It’s a game-changer for topwater bass fishing, especially when you only have a second to drop a bug into a feeding lane before the opportunity vanishes.

The line’s core is built on a durable braided nylon multifilament that holds up under tension, giving you the backbone for solid hooksets and control during the fight. This core is paired with Cortland’s exclusive Shooting Technology coating—a slick finish that reduces resistance through guides, improves distance, and adds to the line’s longevity. The result is a line that performs whether you’re throwing 3-inch poppers across a breezy lake or crawling a crawfish imitation along a rocky creek bottom. With welded loops on both ends, it's fast to rig and even faster to fish.

Designed and Built in Cortland, New York

At Cortland Line’s headquarters in Cortland, NY, every Bass fly line is developed by people who fish—and who understand exactly what bass anglers demand. This isn’t a repurposed trout taper with a new label; it’s purpose-built for warmwater work. That means higher floatation, less memory in the heat, and unmatched shootability under pressure. It’s why guides across the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast choose this line when bass season peaks.

Each element—from the dual-tone color scheme to the aggressive taper and core strength—reflects intentional design backed by decades of in-house innovation. And it all happens in Cortland, New York, where fly line manufacturing has been a tradition for over 100 years. When you fish Cortland’s Bass line, you’re not just tying on a tool—you’re connecting to a legacy of American-made craftsmanship and performance. For anglers who want to cast farther, fish harder, and trust their gear completely, this is the line that delivers.