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1. Fly Lines
how to make them
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2. A new method of
Making a Fly Line

3. Commercial lines are expensive and
need to be replaced regularly
Manufacturers constantly change their
products so there is no consistency
Matching a commercial line to a rod
and casting style is a compromise
Making a Fly Line
Developed by John Betts

4. Simple to fabricate
No special tools
Inexpensive
Ability to tailor taper, weight and stiffness
Reproducible
Making a Fly Line
Goals
Took over 20 years to perfect!

5. Simple, synthetic materials
Several hours to complete
Recipes for 1 through 7 wt lines
Superior casting, drift and float
Can match the line to the rod and angler
Making a Fly Line
The Results

6. Making a Fly Line
About $15 a line
Durable
Improve with age
Reproducible

7. Materials: 30, 40 and 50 lb braided Dacron backing, 4 lb mono, Vaseline™
Tools: two 4’ long x 1”D metal posts, doll-maker needle, measuring tape,
masking tape, marker, scissors, ZipLock sandwich bag

8. Get this… …into this
Line Construction

9. Dacron braid
Must have an open/hollow core
Super Braids and Gel Spun will not work
Mono
Adds stiffness
Line Materials

10. Mono core
Braided inner sheath (optional)
Braided outer sheath
Vaseline dressing
Line Construction

11. Core: 8 strands of mono, 90’
Anatomy of a 5wt Line
Inner sheath: 40’ of 40# braid
Outer sheath: 90’ of 40# braid
90’
Stagger to create taper

12. 1. Measure materials (post spaced 100’ apart)
2. Thread mono through inner sheath braid
3. Thread mono/inner sheath through outer sheath
4. Form tapers by staggering mono strands
5. Dress with Vaseline
Construction Steps

13. Dying sheath
Alternative core materials
Alternative dressings
Additional recipes
Refinements

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