Backing advice

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:53:42 -0600, "Aaron Hammer" wrote:

Ever tried the sal****er Micron?

~Hammer

Not that I'm aware of - I don't think Cortland was selling teflon-coated
backings the last time I loaded a reel. otoh, I'm almost certain all of the
Micron I've used was sold as being ok for salt water use, that it wouldn't rot
if treated reasonably well.

I've always used the regular Micron (never the Micronite gelspun stuff) mostly
because its wicked easy to blind splice different colors. And so far, at
least, I've never had backing rot or mildew. A good warm water soak, flush and
air-dry after a salty trip seems to work well enough.

The only problem I've ever had with Micron was trying to find the 30# Red
stuff without resorting to mail order...

/daytripper