Jarmo Hurri wrote:

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.

I hadn't thought of it that way, but sure, the dacron or nylon core is
smaller than the silk line, this could be done.

If this is true, then the
reason why plastic lines have a larger diameter is the fact that
fishermen prefer their lines care free.

Bingo!


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

A thought, but most intermediate lines are made with a coating that
wants to break the surface tension, and I'm not sure how they would
take the floatant. I think in general you need to be careful what you
put on the modern lines, some chemicals could attack the plastic.

Personally, I don't have any trouble casting a modern 3wt DT in a wind,
so I don't see any reason to bother trying to push the square peg of a
modern line into the round hole of a silk line. I'd bet a fair amount
that I can cast cleanly and accurately with modern equipment to any
fish these guys can cast to with bamboo and silk. The advantage of
silk is aesthetics, not function.

Chas
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