On Mar 19, 6:27 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
wrote:
... MOST
LINES WHICH ARE RATED AT THE SAME
AFTM# AS YOUR ROD WILL NOT MATCH AT ALL!!!!
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Must be a European problem. All my fly rods match up just fine
with the flylines of the same weight.

Note to newbies: I would take Mr. Connor's "articles" with a
large measure of salt, anybody who tells you to cast a 6wt or
heavier line on your 3wt has got a screw loose.

--
Ken Fortenberry

60 feet of #3 weight line weighs ~ 200 grains
30 feet of #6 weight line weighs ~ 160 grains
30 feet of #8 weight line weighs ~ 210 grains

You may cast any of these lines at those lengths on a #3 weight rod.
All that happens is that the rod loads sooner with the heavier line,
but as the casting capacity of the rod is not exceeded, it makes no
difference to the rod itself.

Indeed, several top casters tried casting #12 weight lines on # 3
weight rods. The rods felt like noodles with more than a certain
amount of line out, but nothing happened, no rods broke, or were
otherwise damaged, despite those involved trying their hardest.

The actual weight of a line is important, not the AFTM #. The weight
is a factor of the length, and the line size. So in point of fact, you
can cast 90 feet of DT#3 line on a #3 weight, which weighs 300 grains,
or you can just as easily cast 30 feet of #10 weight, which weighs 280
grains.

MC