Dear All: As a Manufacturing Engineer specialising in extrusion, I can say that many of the fly lines are priced far in excess of the related manufacturing costs. However, in the extrusion process, so many things go wrong that whilst each line may not be so costly to manufacture, there is a great amount of waste which has to be paid for.
Reuven -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chuck Alexander Sent: Saturday, 13 August 2005 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Fly Line Question #2 Byard: Thanks for this info... I'll use what I have till this season is over, then, I'll get new line from lines end.. Maybe I can tell you the conditions I fish, the fish I fish for most (bluegill) the type rod I have etc, and you could help me choose the best line for my pocketbook???? Thanks again, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Byard Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Fly Line Question #2 > > 2nd try...frustrating when I can't even get a message thru to my own list...;^) > > > > > Oh, and then every fly line company says "Ours is Best".... How does > a Newbie know which is just advertising, and which is true... Or do > you "get what you pay for??? Thanks, Chuck > > > > Chuck... > > As a general rule, as in the case of most things, you do get what you > pay for. That doesn't mean that an inexpensive line won't be able to > serve your purposes. > > Today's premium lines are more costly because of the R&D involved in > their designs. You will find advanced tapers and superior finishes. > These translate into increased casting distances and longer life > expectancy. > > If you are a reasonably good caster you should have no problem with > the standard tapers of the less expensive lines. You may, however, > find that those lines will wear out fairly quickly. You may soon see > cracks developing in the finish which will result in poor floatation > and increased guide friction (shorter casts). > > No matter the price of the line, do take care of them all. DO NOT > keep them in the trunk of your car on a hot summer day. DO frequently > clean them with a mild detergent to remove any dirt. You can also > treat them with one of the many line treatments available. > > I would suggest that you continue to use the line that you have until > it's lifeless. Then you could consider upgrading to a better product. > > As an aside...even expensive lines are not always without fault. This > Spring a good friend of mine tried out a new "NAME BRAND"...newly > released premium line. I played with it as well. In a word...it > "sucked"! You could actually hear it scrape through the guides. > Needless to say, it wouldn't cast for beans! We examined as closely > as possible looking for abrasions...none were found. On a high note, > said "NAME BRAND" company immediately replaced it with new product(s) > and sent it on to their R&D division for examination. They also keep > the customer apprised of their ongoing research findings. To date > I've personally not learned of their complete findings. BUT...do know > that you would not receive this kind of support from a "discount" > line. > > In summary...once again...you do get what you pay for! > > keep tyin'...byard > -- > > Byard Miller > Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com> > Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com>
