Yes Sean,
You can cut off 20 yards of your double taper fly line but it won't be
double taper anymore. You will have sacrificed half of the lines life. You
might call Cabelas and explain your situation. They might be willing to
trade to a larger reel (the model 2) and pay half the shipping or something
like that. The truth is that depending on what size fish you are planning
on catching you may never really need the backing because you're running out
of line with a sprinting fish. I frequently use a reel that is at least one
size larger than the manufacturer's rating.
Fish in the 6 to 8 lb. range are not unusual in the lakes of eastern
Washington State. Only a couple of times this year have I gone into the
backing and I'm sure I could have avoided that if I had none. Like the king
of chironomid fishing Brian Chan I leave my drag very light (just enough to
prevent back lash) which allows me to make adjustments by palming the rim or
handling the line. When a big fish wants to run I point the rod at it and
let it go. I could apply more pressure but that might result in a few more
break offs if head shaking starts.
Keith
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Ransom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 2:47 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Fly Line Question
Hopefully this question makes sense and sorry if it is a no-brainer-
I just purchased a Cabelas Drake II 3-4 fly reel. I guess it is supposed
to hold 75 yards of 20lb backing. My question is that I can barely fit
any backing line on the reel if I put all 90' of my DTF4 fly line on the
spool there is no room for backing.
I really have not even come close to going into backing line but my fear
is if I get into bigger fish i will and will not have enough line. I
mainly fish small rivers but am starting to get into lake fishing. I
cannot cast farther than 50 feet as it is so I am seeing no need for all
that fly line.
So the question is : How much actual fly line will I need? Can i just
cut off 20 yards from the back end of my flyline to accomodate some
backing line?
Thanks for the help.
-sean
