Home Made Fly Lines

[Inchlaggan]

A rival idea enters the market and threatens Admin's enterprise!

http://www.reellinespress.com/fly-lines---how-to-make-them.html

[Wildfisher]

A great project! All you need is some string and some sticky backed plastic.  :lol:

[Wildfisher]

Richard Ward on FFF has made a horsehair fly line. I canter-magin they would float well and are probably neigh much use with modern rods.

[SoldierPmr]

Richard Ward on FFF has made a horsehair fly line. I canter-magin they would float well and are probably neigh much use with modern rods.

reading the complete angler they seemed to have more luck on horse hair than I do with modern line :lol:

[SoldierPmr]

:lol:

They were fishermen, its all lies :lol:

I put it down to more fish being avalible. Well that's what I tell my self :lol:

[Wildfisher]

It's a poor fisherman that blames his horse.  :lol:

[Bobfly]

Do you start by unwinding X hundred meters of silk cocoons

[Wildfisher]

Hats off to anyone with the patience to do this. I got bored stiff 1/2 way through a furled leader.

If I want to erect a set of shelves I don't make my own screwdriver   I can buy far better ones than I can make.  :lol:

[Midgie Hater]

A great project! All you need is some string and some sticky backed plastic.  :lol:

...and a handy Valerie Singleton lookalike in close proximity. That would encourage me to persevere

[Wildfisher]

Don't forget you'll also need an empty plastic detergent bottle to wrap the finished line around.