Some were silk but if it is plastic coated, it would not be what the bamboo guys want. Are you sure that it is plastic and not dried silk line treatment. Tony
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tony: Thanks.. Now that you mention it, that line > does look different from > any other I have. It is chartreuse color, but the > line that is inside the > plastic (or whatever the coating is) is a braided > white material... Was silk > braided??? Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 5:50 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic Spring Loaded Fly Reel > I bought > > > > You might have a silk line, if so it is worth a > lot > > more than the reel. I have a friend that buys used > > silk lines. > > Those reels have broken a lot of rod tips. > > They can be "pre loaded" to retrieve quicker. > > Tony > > > > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Folks: I bought a old K-Mart special spring > loaded > > > "Automatic" Fly reel the other day at a Pawn > Shop > > > because it was just ten bucks, and has what > appears > > > to be a new line on it. Any pros??? Cons??? > Should I > > > just save the new line and put the reel up as a > > > collectible???? If anybody does use them, in > what > > > conditions etc???? This was the first one I'd > even > > > seen since I was a teenager, so I figured it was > a > > > bad invention???? Also, is there anyway to > retighten > > > the spring without having it fly all over the > room > > > when I take the side cover off. I will reel in > the > > > whole (Looks to be about 90 ft of line), but is > just > > > kinda weak in doing so..Thanks in advance.Chuck > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
