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How often do you clean you line?
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Trouser Trout
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Maybe it's time to replace that ol' Cortland 333.......
if you need to dress the line every half hr you need a new line..ive never ever heard of anyone dressing a line that often..that actually will most likly make it sink more..once a week or 2 weeks depending on how much you fish is what i do..i think just cleaning the line is best..leave the dressing for trouser trouts salads.. i think he likes blue cheese
Trout Guy
Brookie's or Bust!
What are you cleaning it with? Im pretty shure alot of soaps will take the outer coating off.
All ive used is hot water and a washcloth.
Ive had the same SA GPX line for about 4 years, Its just starting to loose its boyancy a tad..
Trouser Trout
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Enviroguard 64 works great for this.
flytire
schizophrenia beats being alone
I do have some 25 year old 444. I reversed it maybe eight years back, but I don't use it often these days...
I fill the sink halfway and put in a dab of the hippy dish soap that my wife buys.
It's Orvis Wonderline; it's a year old. I fished it quite a bit though (at least once a week and often 3x). I have another spool I picked up at the Orvis outlet for $12 a couple weeks back. Maybe it's time to swap. Now that I think about it, the Wonderline series had a very brief run...
That's why they called it Wonderline.....it's a wonder it floats at all. :crap:
mbwmn
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
Be careful, I read on the innerweb somewhere that stuff may not be safe for the environment.
mbwmn
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
My line is all grown up and can dress its self.....I do have to help it shower though..
:ttiwwp:............
wonder line?? that line fuckin sucks ass crack..i use it to stake my tomato plants..and it doesnt even do that good..my friend get urself a sci angler gpx taper or one of the rio lines..by nxt year they will have a few lines for every specific fish out there..the industry with flylines is out of control..too many choices. i can see it being confusing for sumone just starting..plan on spending over 60$ for a good line..but i think alot of guys overlook the importance of a good line..its a huge advantage
danme
Cast Drys over them Enough They Will Rise
I have 2 Cortland 444 SL Lines that are over 20 yrs old -- They are still in great shape -- I just take care of them -- After every season I take the lines and with a very mild dish soap solution and soak the lines for 15 mins in a warm water bath -- Then I Rinse them with clean water Luke warm -- After they are completely dry -- I dress them with FLy Line Dressing called "SUPER SILCK" they dont to them best of my knowledge make this anymore. (TOO BAD ITS GREAT STUFF) -- SOmetimes I need to dress them again during the season but I have never had a problem doing this and Like I said earlier the Lines are in Outstanding Shape.
Someone mentioned spending at least 60 dollars on a fly line and I do agree -- YES you can buy a 20 dollar fly line and in 2 years you will be buying another 20 dollar fly line and so on -- If you spend the bucks NOW your actually saving money in the long run -- And as You can see by my post, if you take care of them you will get a lot of years fishing out of them.
Peace
Dan
Someone mentioned spending at least 60 dollars on a fly line and I do agree -- YES you can buy a 20 dollar fly line and in 2 years you will be buying another 20 dollar fly line and so on -- If you spend the bucks NOW your actually saving money in the long run -- And as You can see by my post, if you take care of them you will get a lot of years fishing out of them.
Peace
Dan
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