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Originally Posted by philfish1966
hi there
just looking through my dads fly gear.as he passed away.a few months ago.found a fly line couldany one tell me how i can find out the wt of this line. right  its over 100ft long,its sandy coloured,DT,its not got loops on it and it feels very good quality.he only bought good stuff as a rule.its thicker than my lines i use. i do go much bigger than 5wt or 6wt at a push. it looks like a 7 or 8wt to me.but cant be sure  ill not use it so i could do with knowing the wt  as i cant sell it to someone its not right.so can any one tell me how to find out.or do you know someone with a magic eye.  to look at it and tell me.   i would be very pleased thanks big phil
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Don't know if this might help
Fly line weight--grains to grams to ounces
Total weight of first 30 feet of line AFTM (Association of Fishing Tackle Manufacturers) standard, +/- variation in weight possible with any line rating.
Line------Grains------Grams------Ounces
2....................80..................5.18..................0.182
3..................100..................6.48..................0.228
4..................120..................7.78..................0.274
5..................140..................9.07..................0.320
6..................160..................10.42................0.366
7..................185..................11.99................0.422
8..................210..................13.61................0.480
9..................240..................15.55................0.550
10................280..................18.14................0.640
11................330..................21.38................0.750
12................380..................24.62................0.860
Pete