11-20-2006, 05:31 AM
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[font "Poor Richard"][size 3][green]Backing generally comes in 3 different weights 12, 20 & 30 lbs. The rod weight determines the weight of your backing. If your backing is too heavy your fly line won’t be properly spooled. For what one has spent for their rod, reel & fly line the expense of adding the proper backing is rather negligible. Following is some info that I cut & pasted from a line manufacturer.[/green][/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3][black]Gel-Spun Maximum Strength with Up to 60% More Capacity than Dacron. 35-lb.-test Gel-Spun Backing gives you more capacity than using 20-lb. Dacron, which is why it is the backing of choice for big-game angling. Braided from gel-spun polyethylene, this incredible backing is 10 times stronger than steel in equal diameters. A very small diameter for higher yardage on the reel means slower spool rpms on runs and faster pickups. Gel-Spun has virtually no stretch, is extremely abrasion-resistant, yet has a very low coefficient of friction so it will not damage your guides, and retains 100% of its strength while in the water[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3][black]Dacron Braided backing is braided white Dacron precision processed with uniform strength. Twelve pound test is for light lines and smaller reels. Twenty pound test is for trout, bass, and most freshwater fishing. Thirty pound test is for salmon and saltwater.[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Poor Richard"][size 3][green]Backing generally comes in 3 different weights 12, 20 & 30 lbs. The rod weight determines the weight of your backing. If your backing is too heavy your fly line won’t be properly spooled. For what one has spent for their rod, reel & fly line the expense of adding the proper backing is rather negligible. Following is some info that I cut & pasted from a line manufacturer.[/green][/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3][black]Gel-Spun Maximum Strength with Up to 60% More Capacity than Dacron. 35-lb.-test Gel-Spun Backing gives you more capacity than using 20-lb. Dacron, which is why it is the backing of choice for big-game angling. Braided from gel-spun polyethylene, this incredible backing is 10 times stronger than steel in equal diameters. A very small diameter for higher yardage on the reel means slower spool rpms on runs and faster pickups. Gel-Spun has virtually no stretch, is extremely abrasion-resistant, yet has a very low coefficient of friction so it will not damage your guides, and retains 100% of its strength while in the water[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3][black]Dacron Braided backing is braided white Dacron precision processed with uniform strength. Twelve pound test is for light lines and smaller reels. Twenty pound test is for trout, bass, and most freshwater fishing. Thirty pound test is for salmon and saltwater.[/black][/size][/font]
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