Tony, also the backing is a multicolored braided nylon material, every color in the rainbow, have you ever seen anything like that, it changes from one color to the next.... Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic Spring Loaded Fly Reel I bought
> 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
