hi im a newbie to the sport of fly fishing and bought my self a my first kit when i got told by the tackle shop who i bought it off to go and pratice on a large open grass land soo i did and then my line started not feeling right like when it did the first time i had ago on it what i mean is it seemed not to go through the eyes of the rod smoothly ,soo i ring them up and speak too a differnet bloke who told me that ive knackerd my line and i could try and save it by giving it a wipe with a wet cloth soo i guess what im trying to say is , is my line actully knackerd or are they just trying to screw me for more money

Line is 'dirty,' and needs to be cleaned. (Hanging up in the guides is a dead 'give-away.')

fae

Strip it off your reel into a basin of warm water and fairy liquid and run it through a towel then pull it through a dashboard wipe and you might be ok

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Fred

There's a fair chance that your line has become dirty - picking up all sorts of grime, grit and effluent from grass and ground. However, I doubt it's B U G G E R E D. What you need is the Best Universal Grit Grime & Effluent Remover.

A couple of drops of detergent in a bowl of luke warm water - swish your line about a bit - spread it out on a towel and let it dry. Then apply a line replasticiser or 'line slick' product. Polish your line with a soft cloth and there you go.

If that doesn't work ... then it's B U G G E R E D!

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the only line i would use on grass to practice with would be a 1 that wasn,t going to go back on water again as i find as little as it may seem it gets damaged but thats only my opinion

Casting on grass does not do it any real harm. your line will be fine once cleaned

Welcome to the forum, ck

Welcome to the fourum.Snakes 1989. When i first started flyfishing i learned on the playing field of the local school.After a few practise sessions my line became dirty and sticky .I took it off the reel and put it in a basin of luke warm water and fairy liquid left it to steep for half an hour .Then i dried it by pulling it through a clean cloth. The end result was a fly line as good as new.hope this helps

Wully

aye pal and your still using it