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#4234244 - 12/09/09 06:51 PM
How To Tell Fly Line Sizes
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 07/25/09
Posts: 1269
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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]
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Registered: 04/17/07
Posts: 294
Loc: Burleson, TX
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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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Registered: 03/14/08
Posts: 5250
Loc: Athens, TX
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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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Registered: 07/25/09
Posts: 1269
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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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Registered: 03/14/08
Posts: 5250
Loc: Athens, TX
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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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Registered: 02/16/01
Posts: 11626
Loc: McKinney TX USA
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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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Registered: 03/14/08
Posts: 5250
Loc: Athens, TX
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Aw, shucks, George, you're gonna make me blush.  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.
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#4235900 - 12/10/09 07:19 AM
Re: How To Tell Fly Line Sizes
[Re: Txredraider]
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Registered: 04/26/02
Posts: 884
Loc: Plano, TX USA
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Aw, shucks, George, you're gonna make me blush.  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. TX, you beat me to the chart by seconds so I deleted my post - good work as usual ...  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" ....  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... 
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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Registered: 03/14/08
Posts: 5250
Loc: Athens, TX
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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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