How long backing line

If I keep the stuff in a drawer inside the house, will it last? What about those too-good-to-pass-up closeout deals on fly line and tippet? It will certainly sit for a while Wyatt Well-known member. Messages 95 Reaction score 0. I bought the 15 roll pack of tippet from flyshop closeouts and the only problem so far is when I use to much horse power on the 6x and 7x.

Messages 97 Reaction score 0. I don't see a problem with backing though as long as it's dry and dark, but I'd have to think that fly line would show some signs of age.

BigCliff Well-known member. Messages 4, Reaction score 21 Location South Texas. Of the 3, I think backing has by far the longest shelf life. The shelf life of the other two is trickier. They main key with both is to keep them out of extreme heat, and UV exposure.

Nooksack Mac Active member. Messages 44 Reaction score 0. In , I bought a yard spool of white 20 lb. It's still in service. I also have Greenspot dacron backing of about the same vintage still in use. Dacron is known to be much more resistant to sunlight degradation than nylon. Used in sails, dacron is claimed to be, even after some stretching after many years" use, to be suitable as shirtmaking material, for shirts that would "last for fifty years.

The four parts of a fly line entail more than just the line itself. Fly lines are made quite differently than say the line for a spinning rig. A fly line needs to have weight and size for casting all different sized flies. There is a system of varying lines making up all the line on your reel. Hopefully, this list will give you a basic understanding of this system.

RIO has a wonderful fly line selection tool on their site. Check it out. For more basics on the parts of a fly line, check out this article on Troutster. Dacron is probably the most common backing. Think of kite string as a comparison diameter.

But being so thin is what allows you to load up long lengths of line onto your reel. Backing is the first line to be wound onto your fly reel. Next is the Fly Line, then Leader and finally the Tippet. The most common knot for attaching backing to your fly fishing reel is an arbor knot.

An arbor knot is a couple simple overhand knots forming a slip knot. The simple answer is as much as your fly reel will hold. You want to avoid the fly line touching the frame because rubbing the fly line against the metal will damage the line.

In a pinch Ive used regular monofilament a backing on a fly reel. The same material as what leather bags and car seats are sewn with. This increase in diameter lessens the memory loops in the fly line and increases the rate of line retrieval when reeling in.