-
cleaning lines
Any advice on how to clean my flylines?
I usually soak them in some warm sudsy water, rinse and follow up by running them through a commercial 'line dressing' tool(two felt blocks in a little plastic case.)
The problem I am having is that there is still a lot of gunk on the line. They seem to get clean only on the top and bottom that are in direct contact with the felt pads. The sides still show a lot of grime.
These particular lines are of a light color, maybe they just show more dirt? The lines in question are RIO Windcutter brand and are light yellow in color.
-
My wash/rinse is like yours but I then hang the line between a couple of trees in the back yard and work it over with a terry cloth towel. This gets rid of most anything the wash/rinse cycles missed.
Tim Anderson
-
I find the bulk packs of cosmetic discks at wally world,To be much better than my stupid little green box thinger.....ya might want to check them out..
------------------
"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best
"Wish ya great fishing"
Bill
-
When I do a real job on my lines (like this afternoon), ... terry clothes or any rags will do for the cleaning.
I use the green box thingy just as an applicator for the Glide. A while later, ... I'll buff the line (seeing as I finally read the instructions on the bottle http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/frown.gif)
edit:
Some references:
I Was Wrong About Cleaning Lines [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/cst/cst021604.html:29ab6]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/cst/cst021604.html[/url:29ab6]
Take Care Of Your Fly Line [url=http://flyanglersonline.com/begin/101/linecare.html:29ab6]http://flyanglersonline.com/begin/101/linecare.html[/url:29ab6]
Thread 2003 [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/Forum1/HTML/005058.html:29ab6]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/Forum1/HTML/005058.html[/url:29ab6]
------------------
Christopher Chin, Jonquiere Quebec
[url=http://pages.videotron.com/fcch/:29ab6]Fishing the Ste-Marguerite[/url:29ab6]
[This message has been edited by fcch (edited 27 August 2005).]
-
This thread inspired me to finally clean the line on my 6 wt. Look almost new. I used the cleaner the maker of this line sells.
-
Sorry Castwell, I had no idea that writting barbed sarcastic comments was so time consuming.
If only you had the time to read my query more carefully you would have noticed that it specifically asked for a method to clean the gunk off of the sides, not just the top and bottom of a fly line. Information I was unable to find in the archives.
My thanks to those who took the time to share their kowledge and posted useful information. I will try the terry cloth or cosmetic sponges...It's this sharing of knoweldge and experiance that makes FOAL such an inmportant resource to me.
-
I clean my lines with soap and water then i use glide line dressing. After you wash them put the glide on I use a piece of flannel to apply it let sit a couple of hours and them take the flannel and rmove it repeat the glide again if needed. Glide really works I have tried others like russ peaks never had good luck withit but this glide I have and it doesn't get the build up after time.
-
The last time I tried to help somebody I got my "toot" in the ringer butI'll be more specific this time around....
Maybe there's better ways..I'm a bit slow....but SA sells this little bottle of "stuff" including a pad.
Ya put the stuff on the pad, draw yer line through it (which means ya fold the pad around the line....works well on "round" lines...sorry Ken....couldn't help but do that..) then draw said line through a clean cloth.
That's it. Doesn't matter which way ya face either :-)) *G*
Jeremy. ...with due respect to ALL posters, this was meant tongue-in-cheek so if ya git offended I don' wanna hear 'bout it! But...it works!
-
Kengore,
Interesting that you are having trouble with a Rio line. I have a Rio line (Rio Grande I think it is called that I also can't seem to get "clean" It remains discolored despite trying most of the things described above.
It seems to work OK but looks kinda gross. I don't seem to have this problem with my SA lines.
Regards,
Keith
------------------
"Time's fun when you're having flies." Kermit the Frog
-
Something else...
I happen to have a round railing around my deck...you can figure out something else ..but I run my lines back and forth from railing to railing and accomplish two things at once...stretch the line tautly and secure to remove memory... then walk back and forth along the line doing your favorite cleaning method.