Hi all, getting the chance to head out tomorrow so could really do to sort out my line, its a cortland camo int.
last time i was out it seemed to only submerge in certain places, then eventually the whole thing went under after a good while.
if i were to treat this with snowbee line slick am i asking for bother??
many thanks.
oh and if your reading this bill1 i didnt realise i was in the company of such a hardcore forums member in j norris this afternoon!!!

I think for intermediate lines it's just a quick rub down with a soapy rag, the line treatments are for floating lines.

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I use a mild solution of washing up liquid, every few outings i wash line by putting it in basin of lukewarm solution then when winding line back on reel run the line through a clean wet rag. Hope this helps.

Hi,

I think those treatments are to make the lines float. Washing up liquid is the one to use, because it is a degreaser. I keep an old piece of cloth with a little bottle of washing up liquid in my fishing kit. If my intermediate line isn't sinking properly I squirt some liquid on the cloth, add a drop or two of water and run the line through it. Also putting the rod tip into the water after casting helps the sinking process as the line sinks from both ends. Hope this helps.

Nick.

Loon sell a line cleaner called Sink Fast which it claims specially formulated for sinking lines although Fairy Liquid does the job just as well

I normally apply the fairy to the line neat by pulling it through a rag with some fairy on it. Then I leave the line for a few minutes and then rinse it off in luke warm water, make sure it isn't too hot, and then a pull through a clean cloth dries and buffs the line nicely.

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Wet wipes are best for all lines.

They are also brilliant for taking out new stains on clothes and the like.

Even managed to take out Biro from a suede sofa once



Benjamin

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Also you could try cleaning your rod rings in case there is silicone floatant on them which could make the inter not sink as its meant to do.

I found snowbee line slick was especially bad for this.

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I'd recommend "Maver sinking line spray" in an aerosol can, as used by coarse fishers. Various online outlets sell it cheaply.

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JH based near Southampton

the Clear camo is quite a hard coated intermediate, if it hasnt been used for a while it can store a little memory, i would run a couple of inches of warm (not hot,) water with a little washing up liquid in , then draw the line through a piece of a tea towel ,letting it drop back into the water, i do this three or four times,you can see the grime coming off onto the cloth, then draw it through a dry cloth & back onto your reel. when you first use the line it may need a pull or two to get it to fully cut the surface
Daz

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