What Line ?

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jgp12000
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What Line ?

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I have some vintage reels to display in my man cave, and would like to know the most authentic line to use thanks
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john elder
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Re: What Line ?

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Would depend on what reel and age. You will get different answers depending on freshwater vs salt; fly vs casting vs trolling. In general, the oldest would take silk or really oldest, horse hair. However, there have been a lot of lines used since the 1900’s that are neither and would be perfectly appropriate.
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