Tim J. wrote:
Tim J. typed:
As is my normal custom, this is when I take the lines off my reels,
clean them one last time, and store them away. This year, the first
line I took off was one I used the most - an Orvis Wonderline WF3F,
factory spooled onto an Orvis CFO I reel. The first and last twenty
feet or so were okay, but the middle stuff was a freakin' nightmare -
it was coiled like a watch spring. Any ideas what would cause this?
And what is the best way to relax the coils so the line is ready for
the coming season?

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. It sounds like a bit of heat
and then letting the line hang may do the trick. I'll post the
results back here in a few weeks. Also, I've got an older,
memory-laden Cortland line, so I'll apply the identical solution to
it for comparison. It'll be interesting to see if the problem is the
Wonderline itself.

The results are in:
By the time I got back to the Wonderline to try the suggestions
mentioned, the tight coils were gone. Just leaving it loosely coiled at
room temperature for the past week seemed to do the trick. The
Wonderline thus appears to have a stronger short-term memory.
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TL,
Tim
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