Jarmo Hurri wrote:
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The reason why I wanted to ask about this is that I've been intrigued
by silk lines, but they're pretty damn expensive, so I wanted to think
about the situation first.

Quite another thing is that silk lines rhyme with bamboo, and that's a
road where I can not afford to go...

Bamboo is the reason I bought it in the first place. I have a vintage
'boo rod and I didn't want to replace the original small guides with
modern guides large enough to accomodate a Cortland peach.

I had the idea to use it on a slow rod because I think a silk line
presents long leaders and small flies better than plastic lines.
The idea to use the silk line on a relatively fast Sage RPL to do
battle with the wind was, how shall I say it, "herbally inspired". ;-)

It is something of a hassle however. When I lived in a cabin on the
stream all summer I installed cup hooks under the eaves of the cabin
so that I could take it off the reel every day, string it up under
the eaves and let it dry overnight.

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Ken Fortenberry