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#4234244 - 12/09/09 06:51 PM How To Tell Fly Line Sizes
FoldCatOne Offline
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Was given several nice new fly lines. Problem is they are unmarked as to size. They are floating weight forward lines - how do I tell them apart???

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#4234275 - 12/09/09 06:56 PM Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes [Re: FoldCatOne]
MeanGreen1 Offline
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Get a fly line scale and measure the first 30'

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#4234566 - 12/09/09 08:06 PM Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes [Re: MeanGreen1]
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If you know someone who reloads ammunition, one of those scales will work as well. The trick is to coil the line up and tie it off with a twisty tie (weigh it separately and subtract if you're going to be exact about it) so that it will fit in the little powder vessel.
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#4235562 - 12/10/09 12:59 AM Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes [Re: Txredraider]
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Is there a chart that tells me what size/number the weights correspond to??

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#4235870 - 12/10/09 07:00 AM Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes [Re: FoldCatOne]
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I don't think these numbers are absolute, but the chart at the bottom of this page seems to be a pretty good guideline.
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#4235883 - 12/10/09 07:08 AM Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes [Re: FoldCatOne]
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Originally Posted By: FoldCatOne
Is there a chart that tells me what size/number the weights correspond to??


Drill down in the Common Cents System as well. It might be more information than you were looking for but its a great piece of information. Might find yourself building rod gauges!
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#4235885 - 12/10/09 07:10 AM Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes [Re: Txredraider]
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Aw, shucks, George, you're gonna make me blush. smile

Here's everyone's useless trivia fact for today: There are 7,000 grains in a pound and 437.5 grains per ounce. Grains is small. smile
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#4235900 - 12/10/09 07:19 AM Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes [Re: Txredraider]
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Originally Posted By: Txredraider
Aw, shucks, George, you're gonna make me blush. smile

Here's everyone's useless trivia fact for today: There are 7,000 grains in a pound and 437.5 grains per ounce. Grains is small. smile

TX, you beat me to the chart by seconds so I deleted my post - good work as usual ... cool

At one time BassPro gun dept. would weigh fly lines for 'ya .... might be busy this tiem of year tho.

Reloading scale is easiest - I keep one on my desk - handy if you are a "fly-line butcher" .... grin

Hey, that gives me an idea - I've been wanting to experiment with a triangle taper and have some old heavy flies lines to work with... eek



Edited by George Glazener (12/10/09 07:50 AM)
Edit Reason: DIY fly lines
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#4235910 - 12/10/09 07:28 AM Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes [Re: George Glazener]
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I wish you hadn't deleted yours, George, it had an important clarification to mine: weigh the first 30 feet of line. Mine makes it sound like you coil up all of it before you weigh it.
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