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Michael,
I'd like to be a test pilot on this for my
3wt. Often I'm fishing it on small streams and not using large amounts of line
so the leader is pulled back into the tip eye often then I fight with it to get
it back out.
Jim
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Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 2:57
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Subject: [VFB] Knotty solution
While in Utah, I attended the Utah State Fair. As we walked around
there was a booth where a man had something (I am at work on Lunch) called
magic tape I think. I listened to his pitch and felt here was a solution
to one of my problems. If I use a loop to loop connection on the leader
to the line sometimes the connection will hang. This happens at the
worst times such as reeling in a big fish and having that last run happen just
as you are about to land it. The tippet snaps and you lose the
fish. Or at least I did. So this tape is stretchable.
Stretch is out and when applied it shrinks. It is waterproof and to take
it off you roll it up - cut it off. I have applied it to my line.
Unfortunately, it will have to wait until Christmas when we head back to Utah
to try it out. The stuff is fairly expensive but I figure it is worth a
shot. If anyone has this problem and wants to be a test flyfisher send
me a SASE and I will cut you a piece. You will need to keep your line
taut as you apply the tape and stretch the tape which seems to activate the
little guys that shrink the tape (you can see that I am very aware of the
chemical process here). It holds some interesting possibilities if it
works. Any test pilots?
Mike
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