Fly Line Question

I recently bought an Orvis fly line to replace and old worn one. The
Old one was a 5 wt, wf, floater. The new line is a 6 wt, dt, floater.
When I put the new line on the reel it ended up too high in the arbor
causing rubbing. It was necessary to remove about 1/8" thickness of
backing to alleviate the problem. Both lines are Orvis' Wonderlines
for trout. Is the explanation that the 6 wt is "thicker"?

Tony & Barb Vellturo wrote:
I recently bought an Orvis fly line to replace and old worn one. The
Old one was a 5 wt, wf, floater. The new line is a 6 wt, dt, floater.
When I put the new line on the reel it ended up too high in the arbor
causing rubbing. It was necessary to remove about 1/8" thickness of
backing to alleviate the problem. Both lines are Orvis' Wonderlines
for trout. Is the explanation that the 6 wt is "thicker"?

Yes.

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Stan Gula
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"Tony & Barb Vellturo" wrote in message
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Is the explanation that the 6 wt is "thicker"?

Although a 6 wt. line is usually somewhat thicker than a 5 wt., the main
reason for the greater consumption of reel space by your new line is that
its a DT while the other line was a WF. A WF only has a forward taper
with the rear taper, that is present on a DT line, replaced by thin running
line.



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Bob Weinberger
La, Grande, OR

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