[Trout Master]

But i have no idea which one i need.  Im sort of new to fly fishing lol fished for 2yrs then stopped going for 7yrs.  I read the line needs to match the weight of your rod?.  When i bought my rod the line and reel came with it so it was ready to go.  So what do i do to find out what line i need i still have the old line.  Could i take it to a shop and show them the line and will they know which one i need for my rod.  I use float line and my rod is a john willson ideal.

[Hamish Young]

Is there not a line weight shown on the rod anywhere

[Sandy Nelson]

Mr Troutmaster

Does this help

http://www.firsttackle.co.uk/acatalog/Masterline_Ideal_XL_Fly_Rods.html

They show the range of sizes, so if you measure the rod to get its length then you should get a good idea of where to start
Failing that Get Across to Haddo when the snow has gone and Mike has full selection of Demo lines for people to try, that way you can figure out what suits you and your rod

Sandy

[Trout Master]

Iv just noticed on my rod it has some letters nd numbers.  WFL095  9 and a half # 6-8 Masterline is this the weight

[Barry Robertson]

WFL095  9 and a half # 6-8 is this the weight

That should be the weight 
Personally i would try a 6wt line on it first

[sightbob]

don't want to sound confrontational but you wouldn't go wrong with a #7 weight line just to be on the safe side.
cheers
brian.

[Magnus Angus]

That code looks like a Daiwa Whisker - old Daiwa range, quite hefty and slow but current standards. We'd probably rate it as a #6 now, chances are when you used it you had a WF7 line on there. It should work fine with either. The rating numbers from that time sort of meant DT6 - WF7 - Shooting head 8.

[Paul Rankine]

Hi Trout Master ,
                         Sounds like your rod is one of these .  http://www.reelfishing.co.uk/John-wilson-ideal-xl-fly-rod-ideal.html. 

my rod is a john willson ideal.

.Perhaps an earlier model .

 The # is shorthand  for AFTM (Association of Fishing Tackle Manufacturers) and denotes a line rating of between AFTM 6 to AFTM 8 . This means that your rod has been rated to bend comfortably with 10 metres of a 6, 7, or 8 wt line outside the rod tip.

If it's an old used line you have ,you probably need to replace it anyway .You really need to match the rod and line to your preference so it's good advice to try out different lines at Haddo .

Hope that helps.
Paul.

[Rob Brownfield]

The # is shorthand  for AFTM (Association of Fishing Tackle Manufacturers)

Truely amazing that keyboard manufacturers realised way back in the 1900's that anglers would be discussing line weights on internet forums some 100 years later and put in the symbol # to help us out      

I thought # meant "number"..    

[Paul Rankine]

Rob,
       

thought # meant "number"....

That's right it does. The line number as rated by the AFTM(A)  in this case, as I,m sure you know.

What does that have to do with computer keyboards ?

[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

This kind of goes back to what I was speaking about in the other thread ...... you can help somebody by suggesting a fly line worth trying, but you can't really suggest one worth buying

See http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1626.0

Best wishes
Mike