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Post by perthshirefisher on Sept 23, 2011 19:59:25 GMT
I was wandering how hi in the water the old greased line's would float?
were they just the same/similar as modern plastic floating lines?
Anyone Know?
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Post by underghillie on Sept 23, 2011 20:23:17 GMT
Most of the greased lines i seen in use, sat in the suface film or just sub surface, if you wanted a sink tip you just didnay grease the front end, for a hover or intermediate just didnay dry it from the day before and it would sink a bit, The Kingfisher lines if memorie seves me right you would need a No5 for a moderin day 10/11 rated rod but it might o been a No3 ;D thankfully we have Plastic lines now  |
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Post by scanny on Sept 23, 2011 20:30:45 GMT
Most of the greased lines i seen in use, sat in the suface film or just sub surface, if you wanted a sink tip you just didnay grease the front end, for a hover or intermediate just didnay dry it from the day before and it would sink a bit, The Kingfisher lines if memorie seves me right you would need a No5 for a moderin day 10/11 rated rod but it might o been a No3 ;D thankfully we have Plastic lines now Nae wonder people didnt chuck fluff then |
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Post by underghillie on Sept 23, 2011 20:36:04 GMT
Most of the greased lines i seen in use, sat in the suface film or just sub surface, if you wanted a sink tip you just didnay grease the front end, for a hover or intermediate just didnay dry it from the day before and it would sink a bit, The Kingfisher lines if memorie seves me right you would need a No5 for a moderin day 10/11 rated rod but it might o been a No3 ;D thankfully we have Plastic lines now Nae wonder people didnt chuck fluff then Proper pointy things like an 8/0 Jock Scott back in the day scanny  Nane o yer fluff ;D |
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Post by perthshirefisher on Sept 23, 2011 21:13:51 GMT
Thanks for the info Tony, am reading a book the now and theres a lot o greased line fishing in all seasons.
Was just wandering how far they sat on the surface or dident compared to modern lines.
Cheers
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Post by scanny on Sept 23, 2011 21:15:31 GMT
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Post by earnfisher on Sept 24, 2011 9:55:12 GMT
The biggest difference i found was in trout fishing. The kingfisher lines when you struck a fish took a while to get there. The plastic lines, the first one i had made by the Scientific Anglers Co. [can not remember there name] you were hitting fish to quick with them.
Modern lines are far better than the old silk lines not needing dried or dusted.
Bob
Just remembered the name of the lines. They were called Air Cell Supreme. They seemed to last much longer than the modern lines or perhaps it was the lack of money needed to replace them
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Post by love2fish on Sept 25, 2011 20:33:06 GMT
Most of the greased lines i seen in use, sat in the suface film or just sub surface, if you wanted a sink tip you just didnay grease the front end, for a hover or intermediate just didnay dry it from the day before and it would sink a bit, The Kingfisher lines if memorie seves me right you would need a No5 for a moderin day 10/11 rated rod but it might o been a No3 ;D thankfully we have Plastic lines now Nae wonder people didnt chuck fluff then they didnae need to in those old days rivers were stuffed an old iron would sort them oot , ;)and if that didnae work . they just went with the walkerburn angel ;D.. thankfully times have changed . but i hear the walkerburn angel still makes the odd apperance on the border rivers at the back sadly ....   not any way to catch a fish ever |
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Post by Flamethrower on Sept 26, 2011 22:23:09 GMT
had a cast with a 15ft spliced greenheart/silk line a couple of months ago my arms are still sore  lovley to cast but only for ten minutes ;D |
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Post by earnfisher on Sept 27, 2011 8:41:31 GMT
It is often forgoten that with the silk lines we only cast a short distance [trout fishing] with about ten yards a long cast. In those days anglers had to learn to hunt there quarry and were in my view far better catchers of fish than a lot of modren fishers who are not happy unless they are droping there fluffs on the other bank.
Am also of the view that that is one of the main reasons there were more fish caught in those days as we understood our quarry and looked after its requirements. It was only about twenty five years ago that i saw my first goosander and had to go and look it up in my bird book.
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Nane o yer fluff ;D
not any way to catch a fish ever 
lovley to cast but only for ten minutes ;D