Fly Line Question

I purchased an Orvis Wonderline, WF-5-F, 3 to 4 years ago. Paid about
$50-$60 for it. When I started cleaning and conditioning the line
this year I found th following condition:

The first 4-5 yards of the line was in excellent shape. However the
next 4-5 yards, where the diameter of the line increases
significantly, the line was discolored, grayish, and there appeared to
be small cracks. Upon inspection with a magnifying glass, I could not
detect cracks. The rest of the "thick" part of the line entirely to
the end, where it tapers again, appears fine. I fish mostly the White
River Vermont watershed where the water is somewhat acidic. I
probably average 2 times per week fishing. Also, I clean and
condition every year.

Any ideas what the cause of this condition might be? Maybe it's time
for a new line? The performance still seems ok.

(Tony & Barb Vellturo) wrote in news:4015074b.4960990
@news.sover.net:

Any ideas what the cause of this condition might be? Maybe it's time
for a new line? The performance still seems ok.

.....if the performance is OK, why change? On the other hand, I just
purchased Orvis newest Wonderline Advantage in WF4F trout. "The world's
slickest fly line!" I think it goes for around 59 bucks but I got mine in a
package deal with a CFO2 reel so it was discounted. The fly shop guys
(Royal River in Indianapolis) assured me that no conditioning or cleaning
agent is needed. To quote him, "just wipe it with a wet rag". Sounds too
good to be true. I'll find out this year. FWIW

Frank Church
...in the land on snow snakes and fur-bearing fish..

"Mark Tinsky" wrote in message
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Any opinions on the longest wearing fly line? Most resistant
to dirt
and cracks?
MT

My best wearing lines have been Cortland 333 and 444.
Ernie

Any opinions on the longest wearing fly line? Most resistant to dirt
and cracks?

MT

From: "Ernie"

"Mark Tinsky" wrote in message
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Any opinions on the longest wearing fly line? Most resistant
to dirt
and cracks?

My best wearing lines have been Cortland 333 and 444.

Same here


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

"Ernie" wrote in message
. com...

My best wearing lines have been ....

Do they come in XXL?

"Mark Tinsky" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Any opinions on the longest wearing fly line? Most resistant to dirt
and cracks?

MT

My longest lasting plastic lines were Cortland 444´s. The longest lasting
of all are of course silk lines.

TL
MC

Mark Tinsky wrote in :

Any opinions on the longest wearing fly line? Most resistant to dirt
and cracks?



444 clear creek

Steve

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Frank Church wrote:

....if the performance is OK, why change? On the other hand, I just
purchased Orvis newest Wonderline Advantage in WF4F trout. "The world's
slickest fly line!"


What does slick really mean? I have a Scientific Anglers AST running line
and a Rio Aqualux clear intermediate running line. When you feel the two
with your fingers, the AST clearly feels slicker, the way teflon feels
slick. But when I cast a wet line, I've found that the Rio gives me
longer casts. I think it has something to do not only with the wetness
but with the fact that my Rio is a little stiffer, tending to lie in
larger coils than the Sci Ang AST line. Practicing your casting is
probably the best and most enjoyable way to get some extra distance rahter
than discarding a perfectly good line in order to have the latest
ultra-slick superline on your reel.

Mu

Mu Young Lee wrote in
cc.itd.umich.edu:
Practicing
your casting is probably the best and most enjoyable way to get some
extra distance rahter than discarding a perfectly good line in order
to have the latest ultra-slick superline on your reel.

...true enough Mu, and since most of my casting is within, say, 30 feet,
even my lobs can make it that far with elcheapo $12 Cortland Fairplay
lines. I admit it, most times I'm a sucker for the latest and greatest and
I hate myself for being so weak. ;-(

Frank 5 thumbs Church