Hi,
I decided to give fly fishing a shot so I bought a cheap Shakespear kit from Wal-Mart. You know, the $20 beginner set.
The fly line that is included does not say what type of taper it is and also neither end is marked (that I can see) as to which end goes to the reel. The only thing I can see is that one end is clipped square and is tucked away under the twist ties and the other end is clipped at an angle and sticks out of the twist ties. I would assume that the end that sticks out is the end that goes to the reel but I would also assume that that same end with the angle (or tapered) cut would be the tapered end.
If anyone is familiar with this set or knows how I can not screw this up, I would appreciate the help.