Fort Worth Texas Fly Fishers, by Al Crise, The Rod and Reel Doctor

If you have one of those new type lines, the care is easy. (1) Remove the line from the reel and cut off the nail knot. Yes, the nail knot. (2) place the line in a plastic pail or tub to which you add a couple drops of liquid soap (Ivory works good). Fill to half full. (3) Agitate gently for a few minutes (Hum Dixie four times). (4) Pour out soapy water, add fresh water and rinse (for three choruses). (5) Dry by hanging on drying spool or in a net bag but do not tangle. Let the line air dry. (6) when dry, apply a good line dressing per manufacturer’s instructions. (7) Retie the nail knot to the line/backing and wind the line back on the reel. This is a good place to store the fly line. (8) Now take the reel and the rod to the closest fishing hole and make sure it works. Enjoy it even more and take someone fly fishing.

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