line cleaning

DaveS wrote:
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

When I have the opportunity, I wash my fly lines in the sink with
dishwashing detergent. (Sorry, Larry.) Soap and detergent are both
wetting agents. I don't think detergent harms a flyline, but I might be
wrong. I always wipe the lines clean of any residue.

When I'm fishing and the line starts sinking, always because it's picked
up dirt, I just clean it on my shirt or whatever's handy. Works good.

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