An excellent point, Chas, and this could very well be the key to
explaining this difference between silk and plastic lines. It never
occurred to me that maybe these lines land so softly that they can
utilize surface tension. Heck, 30' of a 2wt line weighs
approximately 5 grams, so weight per inch, for example, is
ridiculously small, and surface tension might very well be the key.

Chas Actually, this isn't a difference between silk and plastic.
Chas They both take floatant nicely, they both use surface tension,
Chas and they both land softly enough to stay on top.

So, hmm, perhaps the difference really is that it is easier to
increase the surface tension of a silk line. Since its surface is
porous, you can treat it easily with floatants.

Chas No, that's not a difference, as I said above. It's just the
Chas reason why a silk line works even though it's denser.

So, what you're saying is that it would be possible to develop denser
plastic lines and use a floatant with them to achieve a floating line
with the same line diameter as a silk line. If this is true, then the
reason why plastic lines have a larger diameter is the fact that
fishermen prefer their lines care free.

Maybe it would be possible to just use an intermediate plastic line
with a floatant.

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