Greetings Duckster....I too am located in the PNW and it's finally raining here...yes, I tried everything except your and lesyoung's ideas but I'll try anything to save the line from the trash bin. Only now I have a nice Royal Wulff Products Triangle Taper Mono Tip and I'm lovin' it ! It's low memory and shootability are really impressing me. Thankfully the Cortland 555 Ghost tip was on a 'try' basis. The Wulff TTMT is a keeper ! Thanks for the idea, which I will try along with les' hairdryer suggestion and hey, do you ever get down around Roseburg Duckster? There are a few streams here.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose