Snowbee prestige XS line (treatment)

[Paul Arden]

FWIW I do think the prices are sky high. I really wanted to keep our 100/110’ lines under 60 quid which was around the top end of what I would like to pay. The problems in the UK of the past few years has led to the exchange rate putting them up to ~£65.

When I was working for Guide Fly Fishing 20 something years ago the UK shop margins on US fly lines was only around 1.4 With Guide we were offering margins of around 1.8 - 1.4 is very low I have to say. VAT then was only 15% but still it didn’t leave much.

Cheers, Paul

[Torsten]

Actually something like 60-70€ is a already a budget line at the top I've seen for example the SA AMPLITUTDE MPX for 139€ in a popular german online fly fishing store.

[Paul Arden]

Ah right. Sorry I had missed the last price increase I did a search and in the US they are 130USD which is still 117 euros and smack on 100GBP. Ouch! I thought they were still £70-80 per line.

I’d hate to buy the wrong line at those prices!

Cheers, Paul

[Boisker]

It certainly makes buying multiple lines to try out an expensive proposition

[Torsten]

Well, umm, 119.99 GBP
https://www.sportfish.co.uk/scientific- ... -line.html

[Thomas]

119,99 GBP for a flyline.. Completely insane.

[daniel]

Yeah but its been redesigned with more mass toward the front of the head and an added emphasis on presentation

[Paul Arden]

Might have to double the price of the lumilines

[Lasse Karlsson]

Might have to double the price of the lumilines

Tripple dude, tripple....


Cheers
Lasse

[Mangrove Cuckoo]

Before the Lumiline price goes up, please let me know!

As curious and entertaining as it is, believe it or not, it is an exceptional fishing line for a very particular application... except it sinks.

So, going way back to an old chemistry lab procedure, I am going to treat it to float... maybe. It might also destroy the line.

Either way I probably want a few more!