Damaged Fly Line

[Paul Kalajainen]

I got snagged on a rock at Gravelly Point last night and in the process of freeing (breaking off) my line the end of my fly line was damaged (see photo).  Question: what can/should I do about this?  Does this compromise the strength of the line?  Is there some kind of glue/sealant I could use to coat this area?  Should I just cut it off and tie the leader to the fly line?  Thanks in advance for the advice.

Paul

[Richard Farino]

Paul,

You have several options.  First cut the line clean with a nipper at the break.  Then do one of the following:

1. Fold the line over onto itself and make a small loop.  Put 2 or 3 6-turn nail knots with 12lb mono.  You can coat the knots with a flexible glue or Loon's UV Knot Sense
2. Tie stiff section of 40lb. mono to the end using either a nail knot or an albright.  If the core of the flyline is mono, use an albright.  If it's a braided core, you can use a nail knot (I use an albright on all my lines but if you don't tie it correctly, it slips).  Make your butt section about a foot, and put a perfection loop in the end.
3. Use (or make) a braided loop with 30-50lb braided core and slip the end of the line up into the braid and finish properly.
4. Come into a local shop and we'll do it for you.

R

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street  2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314 

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | ric...@urbanangler.com    

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[Scott Stankus]

Paul - I had something similar happen, though it was my welded loop that was damaged. Since this is so close to the end, I'd suggest cutting it off just above the damaged and either tying the leader directly to the fly line or doing what I did - taking it to Orvis. They tied on this pre-built welded loop so I could still make loop-to-loop connections. I hadn't seen anything like it before, but thought it was perfect. And it might be just the thing for you to replace the few inches of fly line that you'll be losing. 

I believe Dan helped me out with this...

--Scott

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On Nov 8, 2013, at 6:28 AM, Paul Kalajainen <paulkal...@gmail.com> wrote:

I got snagged on a rock at Gravelly Point last night and in the process of freeing (breaking off) my line the end of my fly line was damaged (see photo).  Question: what can/should I do about this?  Does this compromise the strength of the line?  Is there some kind of glue/sealant I could use to coat this area?  Should I just cut it off and tie the leader to the fly line?  Thanks in advance for the advice.

Paul

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[Paul Kalajainen]

Thanks for the advice guys, I went over to Orvis in Clarendon on my lunch and got all taken care of.