Competition Line?

« **on:** 28/03/2009 at 19:09 »

Hi,
Mike very kindly let me have a shot of his new line with my TCR (9' #5) this afternoon.

Despite the weather

I found that it's long belly roll casts very well (even with the short stiff rod) and it flies on the DH with surprising authority on turn over. This would make a great competition line . Fish up to the boat , hang if you want , roll cast , double haul , great turnover.

Highly recommended .

Paul.

And no I,m not getting a freebie

« **Reply #1 on:** 29/03/2009 at 22:56 »

Hi folks

Here's a question for you ...... How long would your ideal competition line be?

I am not far away from ordering stock of my new line, but I'm currently basing it on 150 ft

The idea being that when you are really going for the big casts it would be better to be shooting running line rather than backing line, which can often tangle. I noticed the backing tangles at Dunkeld

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #2 on:** 30/03/2009 at 00:09 »

Hi Mike,

130 for a 5wt, 140 for a 6wt & 150 for a 7wt, I put about 30 feet of 20lb stren behind all my casting lines

Cheers

Ben

« **Reply #3 on:** 30/03/2009 at 02:00 »

Hi Mike!

130 would be enough for me but I better tell you 145 since most if not all lines I ever had differed in length compared to the specs. For some reason they are NEVER longer than the specs...

Some are downright ridiculus. The worst I had was a "scandinavian" 32 meter line that measured 26,2... Once a guy brought a simular line to practice and handed over his rod and told me the line was 32 meters long. I carried it to the knot and did a few pick up lay downs with it on the hall floor. You should have seen his face expression

Then I showed him how his line measured against the tape, it was shorter than 26 meters.

Best regards
Stefan

« **Reply #4 on:** 30/03/2009 at 08:41 »

Hi Stefan

Yes, we have found the same when measuring tapers, I often spend a few hours with the micrometer and find that tapers are usually nothing like the advertised ones.

Is 130 ft long enough to make a record cast without going on to the backing though?

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #5 on:** 30/03/2009 at 13:31 »

Hi Mike!

For me it very well is, but I don't make any records either. 120 is still a very big cast for me even with 6wt. I used to shoot a lot of line out that ended up as slack, got a different strategy now so I don´t need a longer line for that either.

Mike, Paul and others would need a longer one. Especially in a 7wt. Paul hit me hard and clean in the chest last year when I was watching his tracking standing at 132 ft...Thats sick...

Lines are easily cut but a bit of a bitch to extend.

Best regards
Stefan

« **Reply #6 on:** 30/03/2009 at 15:17 »

Mike,
Does this mean you are going to produce a super duper 9 weight for chucking my Pike flies into the next county!!!!!!

« **Reply #7 on:** 30/03/2009 at 17:41 »

Quote from: Stefan Siikavaara on 30/03/2009 at 13:31

Lines are easily cut but a bit of a bitch to extend.

Hi Stefan

Yes, that would make sense, produce the 150 ft line and let folk cut off as much backing as they like

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #8 on:** 30/03/2009 at 17:44 »

Quote from: Rob on 30/03/2009 at 15:17

Mike,
Does this mean you are going to produce a super duper 9 weight for chucking my Pike flies into the next county!!!!!!

Hi Rob

Not a current plan I'm afraid, but once I have the #8 in stock you could come and try it and we can see if the tapers would work for you ...... if they do, I might consider a #9

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #9 on:** 30/03/2009 at 23:00 »

And what about 4wts Mike? are they in your plans?

« **Reply #10 on:** 19/04/2009 at 21:19 »

for 7 weight i like the 150ft lines the snowbee ED is a good line if your getting anything like that would love to give one a go, what colour are you producing this in

Cheers

« **Reply #11 on:** 19/04/2009 at 21:25 »

Hi Tel
Welcome to the forum

I haven't made a final decision on the colour yet, but we have been experimenting with various forms of orange.

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #12 on:** 19/04/2009 at 21:45 »

Hi Mike

Thats great thanks will keep an eye it for it

« **Reply #13 on:** 20/04/2009 at 05:35 »

Hi Mike,

Don't make 'em too long, I like to see/hear the backing knot occassionally, although it doesn't happen very often these days. Make sure it's not MED orange, I have several orange lines on various spools and I don't have a clue which is which until I cast it, and I'm not sure even then.

Mike

« **Reply #14 on:** 20/04/2009 at 19:52 »

Hi Mike

It's "interesting" when a design gets to the almost ready stage ...... as I inevitably realise that everybody wants something different

Cheers
Mike

« **Reply #15 on:** 26/04/2009 at 00:10 »

The second line Mike..the second line

« **Reply #16 on:** 07/08/2009 at 14:40 »

Hi folks

Haven't said anything about this for a while, but I have been working on it. The line is now in the final stages and I've just specified a tweek or two to be included in the pre-run sample. All going well, I should have them in stock over the next couple of months

Best wishes
Mike

« **Reply #17 on:** 07/08/2009 at 21:33 »

This is going to be interesting!!!

« **Reply #18 on:** 07/08/2009 at 22:17 »

Put me down for one Mike

Jim

« **Reply #19 on:** 14/09/2009 at 21:38 »

Mr Doyle was impressed with the line Mike

When will you have some up for sale

« **Reply #20 on:** 14/09/2009 at 21:56 »

Quote from: bigtroot on 14/09/2009 at 21:38

Mr Doyle was impressed with the line Mike
When will you have some up for sale

Hi Baz

I'm making a couple of final tweeks to the profile and am putting these through their paces at the moment ....... All going well, hopefully sometime next month

Best wishes
Mike

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