Tony: Thanks.. They must have taken real good care or it (Or built great line back then), cause the farther you go towards the backing, the better the quality of the line, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Chuck's flyline > Being on that reel I would guess the line is from the > 50's or 60's. The piece you sent is in real good > condition. It is a floating line. I would guess a > Cortland or SA line. > Tony > > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Tony: BTW, would that type line be an older line??? > > I filled the sink with > > water, and pulled out some of this line, and is > > seems to NOT have near the > > buoyancy that My new lines do... I have been wanting > > to order some "sinking > > tip" line, but thing this might just serve my > > purpose if I used pretty well > > weighted flies, or put a BB sized split shot about > > 18" or so up the > > leader.... What do ya think??? Thanks, Chuck > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:35 AM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Chuck's flyline > > > > > > > Tony: Thanks.. I now have that reel mounted on a > > rod and strung up (with a > > > Chili Pepper of course LOL).. And plan to try it > > out first day it's not > > > pouring down, or freezing cold here, Thanks, Chuck > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 7:54 AM > > > Subject: [VFB] Chuck's flyline > > > > > > > > > > Chuck, > > > > That section of flyline you sent is plastic > > coated > > > > braided nylon. . The smell by burning the end of > > the > > > > line tells me it is nylon. Silk will smell like > > burnt > > > > feathers. > > > > The line seems to be in good shape and the > > coating is > > > > still real supple. > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > 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
