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Old January 11th, 2009, 09:44 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
DaveS
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On Jan 11, 5:41*am, Melvin Robinson wrote:
What do you folks use for cleaning fly line? *What type of cleaner? Do
you use a line winder?
Mel


All of what others have said and . . . if you are fishing the
salt . . . the whole kit and kabuttle should be rinsed in fresh water,
and dried. This can be a pain in the ass if you've gotten into your
backing. I don't use soap on floaters because I think the soap
residue breaks the meniscus, lessening the floatability (is that a
word) of the line. IE the soap acts as a "wetting agent." But I don't
know if the science supports my conclusion, so maybe its time for
those with more chem than I to weigh in.

Dave