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Damaged flyline - Help!

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Thomas
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Hi,

I have just noticed that the coating on one of my flylines is severely damaged. The damaged part is about 15 centimeters long. Repairing the coating won't be possible so I guess I will have cut the away damaged part and join the two sections together. Now, I use this line for fishing pike in a river and the pike can be big and the current swift so the connection/repair needs to be really strong. It is of course nice if the connection is smooth as well. How do I do this? I know that Lasse has an article about this (Smooth connections) and the second method is indeed smooth but is it strong enough?

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Thomas
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Welding should be fine Thomas. Welded loops break at about 25lbs and that's a hell of a pull through a fly rod. Otherwise strip both sections to the core, whip together and apply Aquasure to the join would be my fix. A bit more clunky but stronger. Is the damage in the head or the running line?

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Hi Paul,

The damage is in the runningline.

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If strength is what you need then I’d be more inclined to strip to the core, have a one inch section from either end and whip these together. Glue and then slide a braid sleeve over the top, whip either end and Aquasure.

But I don’t have the welding skills that Lasse has. :)

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The strongest option is some "Gudebrod" braided nylon slipped over both ends of a cut line and bound with nail knots to prevent fraying. Not quite so smooth though.

I'd just buy a new line. Having played with welded repairs and this sleeved version and also puttin up with cracked coating, I always end up just spending the money anyway.

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Hi,

I have sewn (?) the cores together, whipped them and then coated the whole thing with a soft glue. It seems to be really strong and reasonably smooth. i will see how it works on sunday. :)

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Hi Thomas

Sewing it together is a pretty strong way of joining :)
http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/smoot ... ions.shtml

But if it was just the coating that was damaged, you could have gone for this:
http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/smoot ... ons3.shtml

Where in the runningline was the damage?

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Ps. The second way of joining, sticking the core through the core, is very strong, done right I can't pull it apart even without glue. It can ve done double for strongest possible effecr. Some cores are just very difficult to make it on.
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Hi Lasse,

The line in question is a Barrio Predator. It has a handling section between the head and the running line. The damaged area was located just where the running line starts.

I´m fascinated the second method - sticking the core through the core - can be so strong! I´m gonna experiment a bit with some old lines.

Thanks guys,

Cheers Thomas
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