"Mike" wrote in message
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All nylon has memory, it is an intrinsic property of such
thermoplastics. The only way to remove memory in kinked or curled
nylon, is to warm it up and stretch it, and then allow it to cool in
that state.
TL
MC


Mike,
I enjoy having that memory in the line with nylon leaders & tippets. For me
it acts as cushion or shock absorber when you're hooked onto a fighting
fish. There were times on my past trip this past July on an Alaskan River,
that some of the rainbows would turn their heads in a split second when
hooked, or come out of the water and shake their heads violently. My friend
on the other hand has used fluorocarbon tippets, and there were quite a few
times he had broken off from violent shakes
I was wondering your take on this?
-tom