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 Post subject: Old running line?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:38 am • # 1 
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I changed out my 3 weight, weight forward line new line and looking at the old fly line the running line looks goods with no cracks in it and was wondering if it has use or throw it in file 13?

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 Post subject: Re: Old running line?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:30 pm • # 2 
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For sure don't throw it away!. If you have a lighter rods it might work for them. My best running line for a shooting tip was the back end of a WF 3wt;
it was perfect: very light so that it gave distance and easy to manage.


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 Post subject: Re: Old running line?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:35 pm • # 3 
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Ok, Thanks...Now have to do some research on making a shooting line for the 3 weight. I know I have some 5 weight sinking line that was on my first fly rod that is in​ good shape and will not be used again!

Thanks again!


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 Post subject: Re: Old running line?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:24 pm • # 4 
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Also if you should decide to try Tenkara fishing, could use a length of it for a Tenkara line.

Larry


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 Post subject: Re: Old running line?
PostPosted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:09 am • # 5 
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The Gill Guy wrote:
Ok, Thanks...Now have to do some research on making a shooting line for the 3 weight. I know I have some 5 weight sinking line that was on my first fly rod that is in​ good shape and will not be used again!

Thanks again!

Linecaster has some posts regarding making shooting lines.


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 Post subject: Re: Old running line?
PostPosted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:40 am • # 6 
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Canoeman1947 wrote:
Also if you should decide to try Tenkara fishing, could use a length of it for a Tenkara line.

Larry


Larry, I think 3 wt fly line would be to heavy for tenkara. The tenkara floating lines offered by Patagonia and others is based on 00 wt I believe.


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 Post subject: Re: Old running line?
PostPosted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:19 pm • # 7 
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Knotty,
My impression is that the 3 weight is based on the first 30 feet of line which is most of the weight forward head. The running line portion would be much lighter than that, probably no more than 1 weight. I have 3 different lines to use with my Tenkara: a furled line, a fluorocarbon line, and a level fly line which looks about the same thickness as a 3 weight running line.

Larry


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 Post subject: Re: Old running line?
PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:02 am • # 8 
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The Gill Guy wrote:
I changed out my 3 weight, weight forward line new line and looking at the old fly line the running line looks goods with no cracks in it and was wondering if it has use or throw it in file 13?

Thank!


If I had something like that the first thing I would want to to is weigh 30 feet of that level line to know exactly what it is. In fact, one thing on my to-do list for today is to shop for a suitable digital scale that will make it easier to determine the weight of some lines or potential lines that I have on hand.


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