What is HCH-D line?

I posted yesterday but have more information now. My friend has an
Actionrod 1590 made by Orchard Industries of Hastings, MI. It has a label
that says HCH-D Line. What weight rod would this be? Valuable? It's in
mint condition.

Thanks!

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Al Hammel
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I posted yesterday but have more information now. My friend has an
Actionrod 1590 made by Orchard Industries of Hastings, MI. It has a label
that says HCH-D Line.

Many years ago, lines were labeled A, B, C, D., etc.; A was the
heaviest. (Not sure if it was done by weight or diameter, but the two
were related.)

An HCH line was a double-taper line, H on each end, C in the middle.

A D line was a level line; in this case, presumed to be about the same
weight as the casting length of an HCH line. (That is, 20 to 30 feet
of a line tapering from H to C would average out at about a D.)

What weight rod would this be?

IIRC, a D line was about the same as a 4 or 5 weight.

Valuable? It's in mint condition.

Sorry, can't help you with that.

vince

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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Many years ago, lines were labeled A, B, C, D., etc.; A was the
heaviest. (Not sure if it was done by weight or diameter, but the two
were related.)


Diameter. That concept worked well enough when all lines were silk, since
the same diameter lines would be roughly the same weight. After plastic
lines took over, you couldn't be quite sure any more, which is why they
eventually established the weight system we use today.

An HCH line was a double-taper line, H on each end, C in the middle.


Oddly enough, I just threw out an HCH line last year. Trying to get rid of
my pack rat mentality.

Bob Dietz

"just al" wrote...
I posted yesterday but have more information now. My friend has an
Actionrod 1590 made by Orchard Industries of Hastings, MI. It has a label
that says HCH-D Line. What weight rod would this be? Valuable? It's in
mint condition.

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/flyline_chart.htm

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HTH,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Diameter. That concept worked well enough when all lines were silk, since
the same diameter lines would be roughly the same weight. After plastic
lines took over, you couldn't be quite sure any more, which is why they
eventually established the weight system we use today.

Thanks for the clarification, Bob.

Oddly enough, I just threw out an HCH line last year. Trying to get rid of
my pack rat mentality.

You're not a REAL packrat unless you have a coffee can labeled
"String," and another coffee can, next to it, labeled "String too
short to save."

And maybe a third one, labeled "Undecided."

vince norris, king of the packrats.