Fly Line Question

i had a white scientific anglers DT5F for about 20 years and it and the
backing were still in good condition a few months ago when i replaced them.

although for all but one year, they were unused.

eric
fresno, ca.


From: Stephen Welsh
Organization: Your Company
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Date: 26 Jan 2004 23:34:46 GMT
Subject: Fly Line Question

Mark Tinsky wrote in :

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



444 clear creek

Steve

forgot to add it was an air cell, i think...

eric
fresno, ca.



From: eric paul zamora
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Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 01:05:10 GMT
Subject: Fly Line Question


i had a white scientific anglers DT5F for about 20 years and it and the
backing were still in good condition a few months ago when i replaced them.

although for all but one year, they were unused.

eric
fresno, ca.


From: Stephen Welsh
Organization: Your Company
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Date: 26 Jan 2004 23:34:46 GMT
Subject: Fly Line Question

Mark Tinsky wrote in :

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



444 clear creek

Steve

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

On 26 Jan 2004 19:20:56 GMT, ojunk (George Adams) wrote:

From: "Ernie"

"Mark Tinsky" wrote in message
...
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

The longest lasting floating line I ever used was an Aircell Supreme.

/daytripper (the softest, crack-proof coating you'll never see again...)

In daytripper wrote:
The longest lasting floating line I ever used was an Aircell
Supreme.

Indeed, I've got a DT7F Aircell Supreme line that's 20+
years old, and *still* giving good service. One end discoloured
a bit over the years, but it still floats nicely with no cracks,
checks, etc. I flipped it a couple years ago, so it ought to
have at least another 20 years of life left. :-)

Todd (remove hook to reply)

though it depends on the use of the line and even it's profile (DT lines
seem to last longer)- this is fairly normal wear and indicates its near the
end of it's usefull life. Your line is about ready for replacement.

I get about 2 to 3 years out of a WF floating line. Some people will tell
you they get more perhaps much more but I've heard from many other who get
about the same perfromance as I do.

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"Tony & Barb Vellturo" wrote in message
...
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.

Hi Tony & Barb,

Orvis was the first company to have a slick high tech aerospace coating on
their fly lines (made by 3M/SA). A few years ago they were very hot. Now
everyone has something new and slick. The best WF5F fly lines are still
about $60 and this is a good investment.

Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA
www.kiene.com

"Tony & Barb Vellturo" wrote in message
...

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 message
...
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:
SNIP

If it works OK, there is no reason to stop using it.

Ingrained dirt can often look like cracks. Wash the line in warm soapy
water, ( pure soap! No detergents!)and then rinse and dry it carefully,
before dressing etc.

There are only two main reasons for line failure, ( excepting physical
damage, like cuts, etc etc)one is simply wear, and the other is loss of
softeners, which causes the plastic to harden and crack. Using lines in
some environments may accelerate these processes considerably.

Discussions on the relative longevity of lines, or otherwise, are rather
difficult, as it is quite impossible to know exactly what the line may have
been subjected to.

Most people I know who fish fairly intensively with a single line, don´t
really expect to get more than two seasons out of it.

TL
MC

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