Fly Line Question

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

In article ,
Frank Church wrote:

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

Where do you get it for $12? All my local fly shops sell it for $20!!

--
"Those who would trade safety for freedom deserve neither."
T. Jefferson

steve sullivan wrote in
:


Where do you get it for $12? All my local fly shops sell it for $20!!

The last one I bought was at Wally-world..which reminds me, come late Jan.
or Feb (at least in our neck of the woods) Wal-Mart closes out some slow
selling stuff at good prices. In the past 2 years in Feb. I picked up some
SA leaders in assorted sizes (3 to 6# test) that retail for $1.95 for a
buck and a quarter, and this is also where I bought the flyline @$12. I'm
already beginning to cruise the sporting goods aisles for booty this year.

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

Frank Church wrote:

The last one I bought was at Wally-world..which reminds me, come late Jan.
or Feb (at least in our neck of the woods) Wal-Mart closes out some slow
selling stuff at good prices. ...

I'd rather sandpaper my ass and eat beans and habaneros than shop at
Wal-Mart.

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--
Ken Fortenberry

Frank Church wrote:

The last one I bought was at Wally-world..which reminds me, come late
Jan.
or Feb (at least in our neck of the woods) Wal-Mart closes out some slow
selling stuff at good prices. ...

Ken F wrote:
I'd rather sandpaper my ass and eat beans and habaneros than shop at
Wal-Mart.

at the store level, WalMart has some pretty poor inventory control, so it's
not that uncommon to see stuff priced below cost. sort of like thrift store
shopping, you have to see what's there and wait for the bargains to show up.
I'm not too crazy about WalMart and its effects on retail, but since we have
an economic and political climate that allows most people few (if any) other
options for buying the necessities of life, places like WalMart will
flourish.

I buy my flylines there (or at KMart).
The economy flylines that Cortland and SA manufacture are available there,
but never at the local flyshops.


--
Rusty Hook
Laramie, Wyoming

Rusty Hook wrote:

...
I'm not too crazy about WalMart and its effects on retail, but since we have
an economic and political climate that allows most people few (if any) other
options for buying the necessities of life, places like WalMart will
flourish.

I buy my flylines there (or at KMart). ...

I won't argue whether or not a fly line is a necessity of life, I could
go both ways on that one ;-), but if a guy can afford several bamboo
fly rods he can afford an extra buck or two for his fly line. I don't
shop at Kmart either, I'd rather have my pubic hair plucked out three
at a time by a 350 pound, two toothed hooker than shop at Kmart.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, steve sullivan wrote:

Where do you get it for $12? All my local fly shops sell it for $20!!

I got my Sci Ang 65' Concept for $12 at Meijer. It's sort of a Michigan
version of WalMart.

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.


I'd add that as you become more experienced (practiced) you hit the ground
less on the backcast, are less likely to snag a cast in a tree and false
cast unnecessarily - all of which contribite to line wear.

Steve