I can use any advice available. Thought I'd give silk a try on some of my older rods. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
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How do I recondition an old silk line?
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Posts: 369 03/04/2008 03:02 |
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Posts: 628 03/04/2008 07:50 Moderator |
Michael, Ive never done it, but googled a little and found 2 receipes.
Here they are, http://www.grassart.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11 http://vfish.net/silkrecon.html Good luck. I'd be interested in seeing how your job turns out. Regards, Tom |
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Posts: 3385 03/04/2008 08:11 Moderator |
The best place for the information is Reed Curry's website - "Over My Waders"
http://www.overmywaders.com/index.php It's under the 'essay" section, once the process has started, he plenty of nice reading material there as well. Pete |
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Posts: 3298 03/04/2008 12:01 Moderator |
Michael;
I've got a bunch and it will be with me at the Bamboo Bash in Townsend. Feel free to experiment. Ralph |
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Posts: 682 03/06/2008 09:57 |
Michael,
If you have access to a Food Saver style vacuum machine you can put the line in a wide mouth mason jar add your linseed oil/varnish mix to just cover the line then they have a special flat jar sealer you use to apply vacuum to the line. As you put the vacuum to it, millions of very tiny bubbles come out of the line as the mix goes in. Many of the older lines have the word vacuum on the package as they probably used to do something like this to get the line completely impregnated with oil. Let it dry completely then you still need to give it a few surface coats to your satisfaction. Marshall |
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Posts: 920 03/07/2008 04:10 MO/ARK Trout Bum |
Marshall - thats fantastic advice! I will do my 5wt DT half and report back... sounds foolproof though if you ask me.
I have always wondered about tip sink with silk.. I've read one should take a break and dry the line in the open air to rejuvinate the floatability. True ? I wonder how long it takes for tip sink to set in.... thanks - Brian
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Posts: 403 03/07/2008 13:22 |
Hi Guys, Len Codella used to have some advise on reconditioning silk in his catalogs of a few years back. He sold a few old lines and had some 'words of
wisdom.' I messed [mess is the word] with it on a couple old lines and seemed to do some good. I see Bob Summers has a line weaving machine on his
web site and also a vacuum pump which is how the impregnation thing happens. There's also some raw silk floating around somewhere. It could be a pleasant
part time hobby/business for someone. Jay Edwards
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Posts: 687 03/08/2008 10:53 |
Brian,
Correction, the jar I use is a wide mouth pickle jar that holds twice as much as a mason jar. Makes it easier to get the line in there with larger loops. My tips sink on average after 2-3 hours of fishing. I think it is related to how choppy the water you are in as to how long the tip will last. If its really quiet dry fly water it might go 4-6 hours. I am usually in more riffley stuff that causes the line to break its tension with the surface and the more its under water the more it will absorb water and finally sink. Use a chamois to "wipe" the water off your line and let in dry in the sunshine if available. I think if you get it real dry you could put on a little muclin but its iffy as you dont want to seal any water into the line that might cause it to rot. M |
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