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Old October 2nd, 2004, 01:23 AM
Tom Church
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a inexpensive 2wt line to be used on bluegills.

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Old October 2nd, 2004, 04:39 AM
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Are you interested in a used one?

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Old October 2nd, 2004, 12:45 PM
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Tom Church wrote in :

Does anyone have a recommendation for a inexpensive 2wt line to be
used on bluegills.

Tom Church
(the good looking Church)


.....mirror mirror on the wall....tell ya what bro', build me one of them
cute little 2 wts and i'll *give* you an *expensive* 2 wt line, new, still
in the box. izzat a deal or what? seriously, i just spent what seemed like
hours checking for 2 wt lines (including ebay) and found nothing under 40
bucks. at this point, cabelas has the "cheapest" at $39.95...it's their
house brand Prestige line, which i have used successfully on many a
smallmouth g just goes to show that nothing is too good for my little
brother.

Frank Church
...the older and wiser one (if ya can't baffle 'em with your bull****,
dazzle 'em with your footwork...
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Old October 2nd, 2004, 07:16 PM
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 00:23:21 GMT, Tom Church wrote:

Does anyone have a recommendation for a inexpensive 2wt line to be used on bluegills.

Tom Church
(the good looking Church)

Any problem going up to a 3? I went through this same thing in July
(the 2wt search) and there ain't much out there, but a buddy had one he
offered as backup, so I just took what I had. I tried a 3, just to see,
and didn't notice much difference (on a 6' 6" 2wt).

TC,
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Old October 2nd, 2004, 07:16 PM
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 00:23:21 GMT, Tom Church wrote:

Does anyone have a recommendation for a inexpensive 2wt line to be used on bluegills.

Tom Church
(the good looking Church)

Any problem going up to a 3? I went through this same thing in July
(the 2wt search) and there ain't much out there, but a buddy had one he
offered as backup, so I just took what I had. I tried a 3, just to see,
and didn't notice much difference (on a 6' 6" 2wt).

TC,
R
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Old October 3rd, 2004, 05:37 PM
Bill Kiene
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Hi Tom,

About 90% of all 2 weight rods would work better with a 3 weight line.

Look for some on close-out or on ebay. WF3F

If they make the SA/Mastery "Head Start" in a WF3F then that would be a good
line becuase it has shorter tapers that would be better for panfish flies.

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Old October 3rd, 2004, 08:23 PM
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Bill Kiene wrote:

About 90% of all 2 weight rods would work better with a 3 weight line.


In other words, a fair number of 3-weight rods are mislabeled as
2-weights. Golly. The "industry" better get on the ball and mislabel
more 3-weight lines as 2-weight, or the suck..., uh, customers are going
to start thinking they're being had...

JR


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Old October 3rd, 2004, 08:23 PM
JR
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Default 2 wt fly line

Bill Kiene wrote:

About 90% of all 2 weight rods would work better with a 3 weight line.


In other words, a fair number of 3-weight rods are mislabeled as
2-weights. Golly. The "industry" better get on the ball and mislabel
more 3-weight lines as 2-weight, or the suck..., uh, customers are going
to start thinking they're being had...

JR


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Old October 4th, 2004, 02:21 PM
Willi & Sue
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JR wrote:
Bill Kiene wrote:

About 90% of all 2 weight rods would work better with a 3 weight line.



In other words, a fair number of 3-weight rods are mislabeled as
2-weights. Golly. The "industry" better get on the ball and mislabel
more 3-weight lines as 2-weight, or the suck..., uh, customers are going
to start thinking they're being had...

JR




As a consumer I think the pattern of not following the standards that have
been accepted for a long time, sucks. With flylines, this is getting to be
somewhat commonplace. For example, some lines sold as 5 weights are
not 5 weights based on the standard. Maybe this is starting with rods too.

It seems ironic, based on what PC reported: spey casters are trying to
establish a standard to make things less confusing, the "regular" fly
gear industry is ignoring established standards and things are getting
muddled.

Willi














 




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