Walter & Group....
Hi, All.........
As many of you know, Al Crise has been ill .. He has informed his Group and us of his cancer treatment with chemotherapy and irradiation.
He was honored at the President's banquet during the FFF International Conclave at Loveland, Co. last week for his dedication to the teaching of fly casting and to the FFF. Al has devoted the past several years of his life to these efforts following his retirement to the exclusion of almost all else except his wonderful family.
Unfortunately, Al couldn't be there to accept his award.
WE NEED A PHOTO OF AL ... PREFERABLY IN TEACHING MODE WITH HIS "SIGNATURE" BIG FLOPPY HAT.
If any of you can come up with one, please forward it to:
Denise Maxwell: goldnwst@xxxxxxxxx
I have temporarily excluded Al's email address for purposes of this message for obvious reasons.
Best to each of you !!!
Gordy
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Welcome to our new members, each a Master's candidate:
Greg Rodriguez
Jim Bass
John Johnson
Jim Blauch
This brings our Group membership to 221 ..
Gordy
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QUIZ : These questions get more difficult as we go from 1.) to 26.) Do the best you can. I will be amazed if anyone gets them all right !
1.) Briefly describe the CORE of a fly line.
2.) List as many core materials used in the manufacture of fly lines as you can.
3.) What core is most commonly used lines designed for trout fishing ?
4.) Grade the main properties of this core using with respect to:
a. Stretch .......... (High or Low)
b. Flexibility.........(Great or Limited)
c. Tensile strength.... (Adequate or Great)
d. Bond to coating .....( Good or Poor)
5.) What core is most often used for lines designed for use in salt water ?
6.) Grade this core as you did in question 4.)
7.) Can you think of another core material used for both fresh and saltwater lines ?
8.) Is Dacron a popular core material for fly lines ?
9.) What core material is usually used for fly lines which are clear or transluscent ?
10.) For distance tournament casting, are cores used which are stretchy or of limited stretchability ?
11.) Is the stiffness of a fly line dependant strictly upon that of its core... or does the coating also contribute to this property ?
12.) What core material is usually used for lines designed for fishing in cold salt water.
13.) Years ago, a line was designed and marketed with a core made of Kevlar. There were problems with it. The bond between the coating and the core was poor and the Kevlar core would fracture after lots of casting at which point the line would literally come apart in mid air. Can you name this line ?
14.) What is meant by the term, "INCH WORMING".
15.) Fly line designers have had difficulty with fly lines made with gel-spun cores. Can you tell us what those problems were ?
16.) Some expert dry fly trout fisherman have taught that the attachment between the fly line and the butt section of the leader should seal the end of the line so that the core isn't exposed. Why ?
17.) Name the CORE material used in this line : AIRFLO Tropical Saltwater Ridge Line, Polyfuse XT.
18.) Several years ago, lines entered the market which were called, "SLIME LINES". What was used for the core material of these lines ?
19) Can you name one annoying problem common to these lines ? (Hint: It was so bad that the manufacturer offered to replace any line so affected.)
20.) Back in the late 30's, I had a silk line labelled, "GBG".
a. What material was used for the core ?
b. What was meant by the label, "GBG" ?
21.) What material do fly line manufacturers add to the core of sinking lines to make them sink faster ?
22.) What is the approximate tensile strength of the core of the average line designed for trout fishing ?
23.) New lines designed for big game salt water fishing have cores with what approximate tensile strength ?
24.) Flip Pallot, Lefty Kreh, Tony Heeb and Chico Fernandez used to make their own fly lines for salt water fly fishing back in the late 50's because they found the marketed lines available were not satisfactory. Flip wrote about it. What was the core material ?
25.) (We'll throw in a "gimme") What can we read to find much of this information on fly line cores ?
26.) (Toughest question of all !) Where can we find a copy ?
Have fun with these !
Gordy