It is the salt, it rips up the hands pretty good. You have a few options: 1. build a callous 2. duct tape, I used this for years 3. the little spandex stripping things to go over your fingers. I think they sell them at a few shops in the area now. This is what I use today and they work great.
Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brent Comer Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 1:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Stripping line I am curious to know if any of you have had this experience or any comments/suggestions: I was fishing for coho on a beach on Whidbey. I was stripping in line pretty quickly when I noticed the fingers I was stripping through were bleeding. It started to get pretty painful after a couple of hours of fishing. After I got home, I checked the line for cracks and rough spots and found none. I cleaned and conditioned the line with Cortland Line Cleaner/Conditioner and let it sit overnight before I wiped it down. I checked the guides in my rod for rough spots and found none. Anyway, the last couple of times I've been out, the same thing has happened. I've tried changing how I hold the line, the angle, etc. The line is less than a season old. It's an WF8F Cortland 555 Rocket Taper. Do I just need to build up a callous spot? Thanks, Brent _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com
