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Old January 16th, 2008, 04:59 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
W. D. Grey
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Default How much backing line...

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OpenX_UK writes
Barring following the reel manufacturer's recommendation, the best trick is
an old trick:
Wind the fly line onto a spool on target reel tip first, then tie on the
backing and wind until the reel is fully, but not overly, loaded. Then
unwind it to the target spool.
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Oh - now that *is* clever.


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