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Stoopid Question
Ok time for a stoopid question. I recently bought Scientific Anglers fly line dressing. It cam with a free cleaning pad. No directions for the pad. I side of the pad is foam, the other not. Which side do you use for cleaning the line? Do ya use the foam side or the other.
Thanks
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Once again...
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Just people to afraid to ask. Like maybe me.
I used the foam side and it seemed to work fine.
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Basically the foam side is to apply the cleaner/dressing. The rough side is for the newer flylines which have a "built-in" dressing which you clean and expose a "new" surface with the pad.
donald
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Clean with the rough side, apply dressing with the foam side. Also, don't forget to wash the dressing off your hands before you cast, I'd hate to see anyone throw a perfectly good rod into the drink. :wink:
Actually did that with one of my daughters' crappie rods once..., "Watch closely, here's how you cast." SPLOOSHhhh!!! :D We got the rod back by casting over it with another one. The girls never really took to fishing for some reason... :?
:)
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stoopid question:
You're supposed to clean your line??????
oooops!
Semper Fi!
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Well, Only if it's dirty!... :lol:
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I clean my fly line after every fishing outing, with some sudsy soap and water. I also wipe down the fly rod blank and guides. I strip the line off of the reel, passing it through a soft cloth of sudsy soap to a tub clean water. Then I wind the line back onto the reel, passing the line through a soft dry rag.
While the line is off the reel, take a used tooth brush to clean the inner workings of the reel, to get out and dirt and grit. Then reassemble the reel.
I let the rod, reel and line; air dry before storing it inside a closed case.
Cleaning up after fishing, is similar to cleaning up the kitchen after cooking and eating. Everything is ready to go the next time.