New line

"JT" wrote


Do you seal the end of the fly line after tying in the butt section or
leader?



I've tried a few different methods .... how do you do it/ what do you use?

I think I get and notice more tip sink now than I did years ago. My guess
is this is because I now fish mostly very "rich" waters that have lots
"scum" floating around as a result of that biological richness i.e. the line
gets dirty fast. These same waters also tend to put a premium on delicate
presentation, so a sunken tip gets noticed faster and with more irritation
than it might working up a classic freestone creek.

The last 5 years I've gradually taken to cleaning/treating my lines more and
more .... now I do it nearly daily, before leaving the truck. When I
forget to, or succumb to laziness and haste, I nearly always regret it
within a few casts.