Confessions of a Line Hoarder

[john elder]

I must have saved every line i ever took off a reel that wasn’t rotten, chewed or spliced three times! Anyone have interest in any of this? Some like their reels with (clean) line for display…. Me, not so much

. This but a fraction of it… other pics too big

[Teal]

Hand up ... I'm in the exact same spot as John here. Just could not throw this away! Thoughts on what to do with it all?

-- Dr. Todd

[Midway Tommy D]

You can recycle the mono & flouro at special line recycle stations/bins. NE has them at most every public access. I'd burn the contaminated old Dacron & Nylon in a bucket in the backyard. You can make a mono bulk storage container out of a plastic tub by cutting an X in the top and waiting till you have enough to justify the trip to a station. Call your local Game & Parks for station locations.

[kyreels]

I sent an email to John to get some Cuttyhunk for my line dryer display. I also have a box of mono for recycling. See recycling centers at https://mrrp.myfwc.com/bin-locations/

[1badf350]

I’m interested in any heavy linen line John

[Mike N]

There is indeed a connection that exists between collecting reels and then hoarding the line that goes on them…

[kyreels]

Looking good Mike. Your collection may be unraveling. Or twisted. I will stop pulling on that thread.

[Ron Mc]

I'm the evil guy who emptied spools to use them on my reels - I did keep all the cool spools, and probably used every one of them to prop reels in my display.

That's 4-1/2-lb silk
This combo was made for each other - the aluminum tournament spool with cork arbor

- prewar finesse baitcasting - seriously, it will fish 1/8 oz


That is connected spools of 72-lb cuttyhunk in the front left corner (Ashaway)

Also have a perfect H-I Jamaica squidding rod with reversible blade to match that Oceanic - have just never found the need to take it fishing.

Can't tell you how many damaged silk fly lines I threw away, though every high-grade silk fly line without mildew or damage was sold to someone at a fair price - and I kept just a couple of them, refurbished, and mastic-varnished.

[reeltackle]

That stuff is sought after by the guys who rig old ship models or pond yachts.

[Bud Chaddock]

You should plead the 5th while you still can. Someone will still use it in some way.

[reelsmith.]

I wonder how many miles of line I've tossed over the years ?

Dean.

[Ron Mc]

Dean, so much of it is mildewed, and should be tossed.