by cathalger » Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:08 pm
Yeah I totally agree with that bait all- re the superiority of just buying a decent flyline, no question. The splicing and glueing (spot of glue, not a mini brick) is a perfectly adequate way to join lines, done it a few times but I'd definitely choose an intact ready made line over a joined one most of the time unless the joined one was going to get my fly fishing the way it absolutely had to be.
A splice 15 foot from the tip of the line -as long as the 2 joined pieces run together nicely from a weight perspective- wont inhibit casting or performance, there are 2 times it could cause annoyance - when aerialising the very first bit of flyline with the first 2 false casts- it will be felt going through the eyes. Once its out of the rod it it shouldnt even be detectable. The other time is when coming to the end of the retrieve, again it will be felt coming into the rod eyes and can even give you the impression that youve had a take! Thats maybe the biggest disadvantage of all, you could find yourself striking at imagined takes and even worse not striking when a real take does come.
But its much better than braided loops.
As bait all says Lenny, a new sinker wont bankrupt you at all but the other line with sink tip sewed on in the right place could be a useful spare to have about you, especially if you plan to fish rocks where there are limpets. 2 evenings in a row last summer I had to stop fishing early due to sinking flylines gettin clamped down by limpets under the water at my feet. The only way to free it was pull. The shell cut it like a knife, the 2nd night the line was bought that day and used for 20 mins. Both those sinkers cost £35 each and are now rejoined back ups. I bought a Shakespeare Odyssey WF6 medium sink shortly afterwards for about £18. A perfectly good line, absolutely fine, as recommended by Bait All above.
If not as your mainstay line, the jointed one would def be a useful back up line on a spare spool. mUST GET A LINE TRAY.
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