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I am new to fly fishing as well but have done a lot of research on gear. 1st, you want to match the weight of the line to the weight rating of the rod. For example, a 6wt rod will work best using 6wt line. As for taper, most of my research suggests starting out with a weight forward floating line but you may consider using a sinking line if your primary use is for lake fishing. I recently purchased a Scientific Angler, Air Cel - Species Specific, Bass, WF8W line for a new rod and it casts wonderful. It has a nice tight loop and shoots very well.