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jrp11948
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 1:55 pm • # 1 |
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Joined: 11/02/14 Posts: 25 Location: Davidsonville, Maryland
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There's several products available to clean and keep your fly line above water. Haven't had much luck with them. What's your formula and or the best product that you use? I always find the last 18" of my line sinking!
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linecaster
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 4:52 pm • # 2 |
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Joined: 07/10/09 Posts: 1555 Location: Plano Texas
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To prevent your last 18 inches sinking which may be because water is leaching into the tip I would apply a little UV Knot to the exposed end. Sometimes your line needs to be washed in a light soapy water then pull the line thru a drying cloth, after which do the same by pulling the line thru a line treatment patch.
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strummer
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 1:42 am • # 3 |
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Joined: 06/13/16 Posts: 936 Location: Southwest Florida
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You can also dress the line with fly floatant.
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Iasgair
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 2:13 pm • # 4 |
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Joined: 04/02/17 Posts: 221 Location: Colorado
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Linecaster has a good point. If you wash your line and put some kind of a dressing on it, take it out and fish with it. If the end starts to sink again, it's soaking in water that could be due to a slight tear or even a small puncture from possibly a hook. I have had this happen, and it gets frustrating. So do what linecaster had suggested if the line end sinks.
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