Outdoor-Fishing

panfish101 · 06-23-2012

I do a lot of warm water fly fishing. Bluegill, crappie, bass, yellow bass. The waters these fish live in ,in my area anyway, are prone to algea blooms. Add to that all the other debris found in the water and my fly lines soon become coated with all sorts of material. I've tried a variety of comercial line cleaners and none seem to do a very good job. Any ideas?

bass or bass? · 06-23-2012

Yep! All my fishing, fly and otherwise, is warm water too. Try using moist baby wipes. They are made to clean up the nasty stuff from baby's bottom and still be gentle enough to keep baby happy. They will do the same for your fly lines

. Happy Fishing!

sharps4590 · 06-25-2012

Good tip b or b!!!

panfish, what you said is precisely why I won't use my silk lines in warm water. Doggone stuff does get nasty.

bdpeters · 06-25-2012

good tip b or b, I have used just a bucket of warm water with a little dish detergent.

panfish101 · 06-25-2012

Bass or Bass- never tried nor even thought of that before.

But it makes very good sense.

My wife is going shopping tomorrow and I've already had her add it to the list. Thanks a lot!

06-23-2012	#1
panfish101 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Traer, Iowa Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Trader Rating: 0 reviews	Cleaning fly line? I do a lot of warm water fly fishing. Bluegill, crappie, bass, yellow bass. The waters these fish live in ,in my area anyway, are prone to algea blooms. Add to that all the other debris found in the water and my fly lines soon become coated with all sorts of material. I've tried a variety of comercial line cleaners and none seem to do a very good job. Any ideas?

06-23-2012	#2
bass or bass? Moderator Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 3,038 Thanks: 696 Thanked 350 Times in 287 Posts Trader Rating: 4 reviews	Yep! All my fishing, fly and otherwise, is warm water too. Try using moist baby wipes. They are made to clean up the nasty stuff from baby's bottom and still be gentle enough to keep baby happy. They will do the same for your fly lines . Happy Fishing! __________________ ~Outdoor-Fishing Moderator~N.A.F.C.~B.A.S.S.~BoatU.S.~N.R.A.~A.M.A. ~

06-25-2012	#3
sharps4590 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Just outside Rolla, Missouri Posts: 332 Thanks: 0 Thanked 27 Times in 24 Posts Trader Rating: 0 reviews	Good tip b or b!!! panfish, what you said is precisely why I won't use my silk lines in warm water. Doggone stuff does get nasty. __________________ "In general, the art of government is to take as much money as possible from one class of citizens and give it to another class of citizens". Voltaire "The common virtue of capitalism is the sharing of equal opportunity. The common vice of socialism is the equal sharing of misery" There is no right way to do a wrong thing NRA Benefactor, 2006

06-25-2012	#4
bdpeters Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: salt lake city Utah Posts: 621 Thanks: 72 Thanked 92 Times in 62 Posts Trader Rating: 0 reviews	good tip b or b, I have used just a bucket of warm water with a little dish detergent. __________________ Fishing: the art of loitering in or near a body of water.

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