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Post by tenkaracz on Sept 10, 2013 11:29:10 GMT
Please do not hesitate to visit this tenkara gear store where you can find five (!) kinds Japanese fluorocarbon level lines by 4 manufacturers. Sanyo Valcan is the softest and less memory, Sunline Buttobi is the most visible.
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Post by custheyder on Sept 11, 2013 8:07:16 GMT
I tried the Valcan and didn't like it which is why I decided not to carry it. Too limp and in the slightest breeze didn't track well on the cast. Could be my casting style of course and may suit others.
The 3 lines I carry I can recommend depending upon the conditions you are fishing. The BMS when fish are spooky and then either the Buttobi or Yamatoyo depending on light conditions.
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Post by Dyfan on Sept 11, 2013 22:31:29 GMT
Nice one, It also opens up using the more subdued colours of lines or clear lines and still being able to fish sub-surface patterns even in less than ideal visibility conditions. Let us know if you have any positive results Had a very good morning and plenty of opportunities to put your advise into practise. I hooked a huge grayling (that nearly ripped the rod from my hand!) from a run I would probably have rushed or even skipped. Thanks again!
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Post by Paul G on Sept 12, 2013 10:52:28 GMT
Delighted that the advice was helpful
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Post by Dyfan on Sept 13, 2013 9:59:04 GMT
Been thinking about line colour again. Does anyone remember an article in either T&S or FF&FT about how salmonids see better in different spectrums depending on whether they are looking up or down? It claimed that the eye was better adapted to taking in reds, oranges, etc., when looking up. Might this be a factor with fish turning away from hi-vis orange? When we think about traditional grayling dry flies, most have red/orange in the dressing somewhere.
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