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Fly line help
How do I tell what end of a wf goes on the reel first???
I have Redington and a Scientific Anglers. Thanks for any help. |
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"Dwight Greiner" wrote in message ... How do I tell what end of a wf goes on the reel first??? I have Redington and a Scientific Anglers. Thanks for any help. A WF consists of a head tapered at both ends, and running line. The head is thicker than the running line. The running line is attached to the reel end. Normally you can tell which is the thick end, merely by looking at it. Run a few yards of line off the spool, and look at it. More info here; http://www.cortlandline.com/technical/tech-general.html http://www.associatedinternet.com/fl...g101/equip.htm TL MC |
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Dwight Greiner wrote:
How do I tell what end of a wf goes on the reel first??? I have Redington and a Scientific Anglers. Thanks for any help. It's the long, thin end, and it should come off the spool that way if the line is new. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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Dwight,
If you have a micrometer just measure the line diameter at about 15 feet in from both ends. Put the smaller diameter to the backing. -- Bill Kiene Kiene's Fly Shop Sacramento, CA, USA Web site: www.kiene.com "Dwight Greiner" wrote in message ... How do I tell what end of a wf goes on the reel first??? I have Redington and a Scientific Anglers. Thanks for any help. |
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"Bill Kiene" wrote:
Dwight, If you have a micrometer just measure the line diameter at about 15 feet in from both ends. Put the smaller diameter to the backing. -- Bill Kiene Those of us without a micrometer can do it with a regular ruler and a pencil. Just wrap the line around thge pencil in 20 neat close wraps and measure the width if that section. Then wrap the other part of the line 20 times and measure it. The difference will be multiplied 20 times, and easy to measure with a ruler. Chas remove fly fish to e mail directly |
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chas wrote:
"Bill Kiene" wrote: Dwight, If you have a micrometer just measure the line diameter at about 15 feet in from both ends. Put the smaller diameter to the backing. -- Bill Kiene Those of us without a micrometer can do it with a regular ruler and a pencil. Just wrap the line around thge pencil in 20 neat close wraps and measure the width if that section. Then wrap the other part of the line 20 times and measure it. The difference will be multiplied 20 times, and easy to measure with a ruler. Chas remove fly fish to e mail directly I don't know about the rest of you, but the difference is pretty obvious to the naked eyeball. |
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On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:33:57 GMT, "Peter A. Collin"
wrote: chas wrote: "Bill Kiene" wrote: Dwight, If you have a micrometer just measure the line diameter at about 15 feet in from both ends. Put the smaller diameter to the backing. -- Bill Kiene Those of us without a micrometer can do it with a regular ruler and a pencil. Just wrap the line around thge pencil in 20 neat close wraps and measure the width if that section. Then wrap the other part of the line 20 times and measure it. The difference will be multiplied 20 times, and easy to measure with a ruler. Chas remove fly fish to e mail directly I don't know about the rest of you, but the difference is pretty obvious to the naked eyeball. And if you can't tell just by looking, hold a needle, shirt/dress pin, paper clip, or some other handy (small-diameter) thing next to both ends for reference. HTH, R |
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chas wrote:
"Bill Kiene" wrote: Dwight, If you have a micrometer just measure the line diameter at about 15 feet in from both ends. Put the smaller diameter to the backing. -- Bill Kiene Those of us without a micrometer can do it with a regular ruler and a pencil. Just wrap the line around thge pencil in 20 neat close wraps and measure the width if that section. Then wrap the other part of the line 20 times and measure it. The difference will be multiplied 20 times, and easy to measure with a ruler. Maybe I'm missing something here, but isn't it completely obvious which end is running line and which end is tapered, just by looking at them and without and measuring device at all? BTW, that a clever trick, Chas. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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rw wrote:
chas wrote: "Bill Kiene" wrote: Dwight, If you have a micrometer just measure the line diameter at about 15 feet in from both ends. Put the smaller diameter to the backing. -- Bill Kiene Those of us without a micrometer can do it with a regular ruler and a pencil. Just wrap the line around thge pencil in 20 neat close wraps and measure the width if that section. Then wrap the other part of the line 20 times and measure it. The difference will be multiplied 20 times, and easy to measure with a ruler. Maybe I'm missing something here, but isn't it completely obvious which end is running line and which end is tapered, just by looking at them and without and measuring device at all? Damnit! During this entire discussion I was left with the impression I was the only one who had super-human powers. Now that you and Peter have outted, that theory is gone. How about this riddle: Which end of the DT line goes on the reel? -- TL, Tim ------------------------ http://css.sbcma.com/timj |
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