Prompted by the Noob Question about lines

[namfos]

I've acquired a couple, three fly lines, but I've no clue what line weight they are - all appear to be WF floaters. I suppose I could get out on the lawn with my 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 wts and try to determine line weight, but is there some other less laborious way of identifying what the line weights of unlabeled anonymous lines might be? 

Mark

[Dalton Terrell]

Do you have a small kitchen scale that can measure grams or grains? Measure out 30 ft of line, coil this up with a bread bag tie and weight it. Check this chart for the "official" line weight: http://www.affta.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fly_line_weight_specs.pdf

Dalton

[namfos]

Thanks, Dalton! No kitchen scale, but I think there's a postal scale at work I can use that does metric.

Mark

[Carl Z.]

But casting is more fun.

I have a $10 ebay micro-scale that has a 'grains' option built in.  It's a fairly easy process. coil up the first 30ft and put a twist tie on it.  weigh it and subtract out the weight of the twist tie (2-3grains).  I usually tare my scale with the twist tie.

You have to be careful with how the rest of the line lies off to the edge, but it is close enough.  It isn't a precise science.  Originally it was measure the first 31 feet and subtract out the first foot since that was often level and designed to be cut back after you tie a nail knot on. The actual ratings are a range and depending on the taper of the line.

Umpqua makes a hanging line scale that makes sense if you have a bunch of them.  I think it goes for a bit over $20.

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 9:50 AM, namfos <mark....@gmail.com> wrote:

I've acquired a couple, three fly lines, but I've no clue what line weight they are - all appear to be WF floaters. I suppose I could get out on the lawn with my 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 wts and try to determine line weight, but is there some other less laborious way of identifying what the line weights of unlabeled anonymous lines might be? 

Mark

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[namfos]

Thanks, Carl!

Mark