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Old June 15th, 2004, 03:52 PM
Jarmo Hurri
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Ken I'll leave the physics to others. All I know is I fish with it as
Ken long as it floats and then I go drink Budweiser. I had the
Ken conceit at one point that after the line started to sink I would
Ken strip it off the reel, turn it around and fish the other end of
Ken the double taper until it too started to sink, but that's when I
Ken felt I had to fish all day. I rarely fish more than 3-4 hours at
Ken a time anymore and the silk line will float just fine for that
Ken long.

Enjoying it while it lasts is a good principle.

The reason why I wanted to ask about this is that I've been intrigued
by silk lines, but they're pretty damn expensive, so I wanted to think
about the situation first.

Quite another thing is that silk lines rhyme with bamboo, and that's a
road where I can not afford to go...

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Old June 15th, 2004, 04:23 PM
Ken Fortenberry
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Jarmo Hurri wrote:
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The reason why I wanted to ask about this is that I've been intrigued
by silk lines, but they're pretty damn expensive, so I wanted to think
about the situation first.

Quite another thing is that silk lines rhyme with bamboo, and that's a
road where I can not afford to go...


Bamboo is the reason I bought it in the first place. I have a vintage
'boo rod and I didn't want to replace the original small guides with
modern guides large enough to accomodate a Cortland peach.

I had the idea to use it on a slow rod because I think a silk line
presents long leaders and small flies better than plastic lines.
The idea to use the silk line on a relatively fast Sage RPL to do
battle with the wind was, how shall I say it, "herbally inspired". ;-)

It is something of a hassle however. When I lived in a cabin on the
stream all summer I installed cup hooks under the eaves of the cabin
so that I could take it off the reel every day, string it up under
the eaves and let it dry overnight.

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Old June 15th, 2004, 05:12 PM
Jarmo Hurri
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Ken I had the idea to use it on a slow rod because I think a silk
Ken line presents long leaders and small flies better than plastic
Ken lines. The idea to use the silk line on a relatively fast Sage
Ken RPL to do battle with the wind was, how shall I say it, "herbally
Ken inspired". ;-)

The traditional way to create pieces of art and make significant
discoveries. Even some real ones.

Ken It is something of a hassle however. When I lived in a cabin on
Ken the stream all summer I installed cup hooks under the eaves of
Ken the cabin so that I could take it off the reel every day, string
Ken it up under the eaves and let it dry overnight.

Yes, it sounds like something to do when having access to reasonably
good facilities. Ideal on daytrips on small streams near home.

I have heard that when taken good care of, the silk lines can last at
least twice as long as the plastic ones, so maybe I could justify it
like that. It's like explaining my own actions afterwards: I've always
been creative enough to find an acceptable story.

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