Real Silk Line on your Graphite rod?… more…

[daniel leinart freeman]

Ever use a real silk line (Thebault, Phoenix) on your graphite rod?

[Rich Kovars]

Here is an article that might interest you:

http://www.overmywaders.com/cblog/archives/79-Breaking-News-Silk-Fly-Line-Casts-Farther-than-Modern-Plastic-Fly-Line.html

[Zach Matthews]

That is an interesting topic, but I have to note that the longest cast any caster made was 92’6″, which in tournament terms would be labeled DNP (Did Not Place).

[daniel leinart freeman]

THANKS!!

Sadly, my Thebault Silk 3 wt is only 49 feet long (15m). 🙁

[none]

I just bought a Phoenix DT4 silk line for my bamboo rod.
I’ve cast it just once for a short while (about 15 feet) and it does feel ‘heavier’ than the regular PVC lines.

I’m sure silk lines will cast fine on graphite rods. It’s just the maintenance that is more work than PVC lines. Haven’t used it in real situations but it’s said that silk lines float ON the surface rather than in the surface.

Jay

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