Need help sorting out fly line

[softhackler]

how about a silver marker covered with some sally hansens hard as nails

how bout the Dot Man's Reel Dots

[TyroneFly]

how about a silver marker covered with some sally hansens hard as nails

how bout the Dot Man's Reel Dots

Call me dumb! That's perfect. I have a few of those dots in storage.

Thanks softhackler!

[ducksterman]

how about a silver marker covered with some sally hansens hard as nails

how bout the Dot Man's Reel Dots

Call me dumb! That's perfect. I have a few of those dots in storage.

Thanks softhackler!

Did this solve your problem?

[Ricinus]

Maybe you can rig up some sort of beam balance and weigh the fly lines. The 6wt will be heavier than the 5wt etc. You don't really care how much each weighs just which is heavier.

Regards Mike

[Gramps]

I don't know if it's my imagination, but I can see the difference. I don't have any 6wt lines, but I have 4wt and 5wt lines. I can pick out the 4wt lines.

[Longhorn Flyer]

You could try casting them. If you have a line you know is a 5wt or 6 wt, cast it for a while, then put an unknown line on the same rod and cast. I'm a nube and not sure if you can easily tell the difference between two lines that are only one weight off, but, you could get some casting practice in as well.
Or, just ignore them and call them a 5/6 wt line. If you ever find that they are just not loading a 6 wt rod, then mark it as a 5 wt.
Best thought though, is to tell your wife you need a new, unbiased, comparison tool just for this purpose. Then, go get the bamboo so you can comparison cast all these lines and look good doing it!

Alan

[Dave E]

Well, if you were a little closer to me, I'd say swing by and I'd be happy to put them on my line scale and get you an accurate answer.
In lieu of that, how about stopping by one of your local fly shops and asking them for a hand. I'm sure the guys over at the S.J. Fly Shop or up the peninsula at the CA. Fly Shop will have an Umpqua line scale or something that they use for such occasions.

It's worth a shot.
Best, Dave

[TyroneFly]

Ducksterman,

Going forward it will.


Dave E,

Folsom's a bit of a drive, but thank you for the thought. My brother lives in Folsom. Great fishing in the area. many many years ago I would ride motorcycles on the Rubicon trial. Lots of good fishing out that way or at least there was back then. I'll be heading to CA fly shop at lunch time today to pick up a scale. Chris and his new co-owner have done a super job with the new location.

[ducksterman]

How about casting each with 30' of line out....should be able to feel the difference in loading.

[Fishin Bill]

There may be another solution. I'd suggest you call or go to a local independent pharmacy. Ask them if they'd put their prescription balance to some good use... at least in Pennsylvania we're required by law to have one, but you should be able to find one somewhere. You'll be able to get within a few miiligrams of the actual total line weight. I've never weighed a fly line but have had requests for cub scout pinewood derby cars and insert weights for pool cues!

Just a thought.