A guy I met who fished a lot of warm water, ie dirty, said to use a cheap cold cream to clean the line and treat it with dressing. Tried it a couple of times. Seemed to work pretty well. Not sure if it would cause any problems or not.
Mike
A guy I met who fished a lot of warm water, ie dirty, said to use a cheap cold cream to clean the line and treat it with dressing. Tried it a couple of times. Seemed to work pretty well. Not sure if it would cause any problems or not.
Mike
Jack Hise stated the answer I'd agree with. For many years I used the "gentle, mild soap" washing method, then rinsing, then drying. It's good, but...
Zipcast is far simpler and makes the old method obsolete. It's great! It's now my favored line cleaner.
Bill
Name notes where I fish and for what I fish.
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I use mostly Cortland line. Cortland makes line cleaner. It is not expensive. Wouldn't it make sense to use what the manufacteur suggests?
I apologise in advance, but I can't resist...I still use Armor All Cleaner/Protectant on all of my fly lines from Cortland to SA, LL Bean, Wally World and my Wulff TT and have never had a problem. Lines fly through the guides too ! Ok, I'm ready for the onslaught. :))
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
Moose are out of season
RW here,
I'm with Jonezee. Use Cortland line...use Cortland cleaner and conditioner. How simple is that?
RW
"The value of trout is simply that they exist" <Frank Weisbarth>
So is golf if you've got what I've got here right now !
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
'Remember, the only thing that matters is what you think, because everyone else is wondering if you're right.'
Naaa, that makes too much sense. I also change the oil in my car every 80,000 miles. The manufacturer says every 3,000 but I never had a problem yet....hold on...my car is smoking...I'll get right back to you...Originally Posted by Jonezee
...I clean my lines after every use when I get back to camp or home. I follow the manufacturer's (Rio) recommended method and use a sponge, warm water & a bar of Ivory Soap. I made a gizmo to hold my reel securely while I strip off only the amount of line I used that day. I wash, rinse, dry and re-spool the line and the whole process takes me less than 10 minutes.
The results are a high floater that performs like it did when new.
Moose, RW here
Could you please clarify that sentence you wrote for me?
RW
"The value of trout is simply that they exist" <Frank Weisbarth>
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