When to trash a fly line?

[daniel leinart freeman]

How does one decide that it is time to give up on a floating fly line?

[none]

Don’t.
When there are lots of cracks in the coating it will have problems staying floating.
Just don’t use it to fish but it’s still excellent for casting/testing rods.

Jay

[anonymous]

Daniel. I can tell you how I decide.

When embedded dirt affects its performance. Sooner than you think. On mastery series lines, I can usually tell visually and by the sound it makes going though the guides. My heaviest used lines, I replace every 6 months. Depends on the water you fish, the type of line it is, how its cared for, quality of the line, etc., etc.

Lines are consumables. Treat ’em as such.

I am sure you will get other comments.

[patrick mccormick]

I don’t trash lines I just turn them into sink tips

[Mark Landerman]

I don’t trash lines I just turn them into sink tips

Amen.

[Mike Cline]

Although I don’t trash old lines, I do sell them on Ebay.

[daniel leinart freeman]

Thanks, All

[Jack Cummings]

How does one decide that it is time to give up on a floating fly line?  

Thanks!
daniel

If they’re cracked, don’t float well, have coils that can’t be straightened or just plain slow down on the shoot no matter what treatment I use on them they’re goners.
It’s funny though, I haven’t had many ‘goners’ in years! That speaks highly either of the manufacturing processes or of the sterling treatment I give them!

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