Gents--
Willie-- Your thoughts mirror mine. The salmon lines go for relatively cheap on ebay, too. Thanks.
Topher-- I feel the same when i fish a cane rod with a silk trout line in Goretex regalia. Tweeds it WILL be next time. Actually, I can't imagine a right-minded Victorian era or slightly later flyfisher (other than perhaps Edward Hewitt) turning down a pair of said Simms waders. Funny, though, I really don't consider silk trout lines a step down in functionality (as going from G3s to tweeds might be). For careful work, my Thebault DT 5wt is a good friend. Awesome nymphing line if I don't grease it, too. God bless Mucilin.
Cheers to you both.
Joe