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FLY LINE WEIGHTS and including LC13
 
 

437.5 grains/oz .......15.431 grains/gram.........28.40 grams/oz

 
 
   
 
 

The AFTMA weight is the weight of the first 30 ft of line, including the taper.

AFTMA..Line# ..weight in grains.
2w.. 80 ± 6.
3w..100 ± 6.......................4w..120 ± 6.

5w..140 ± 6........................6w..160 ± 8.

7w..185 ± 8........................8w.. 210 ± 8.

9w.. 240 ± 10..................10w.. 280 ± 10.

11w.. 330 ± 12................ 12w.. 380 ± 12.

13w.. 442 ± 14.................14w.. 511 ± 14.

15w.. 590 ± 14.

Cortland LC-13 Lead Core Line weighs around 13.5 gr/foot and has a breaking strength of 28pound. When buying a line for your rod the line weight will not necessarily match the rod's suggested weight.

T 14 is roughly 14grains per foot.


Casting about 500grains with a Talom WMD 14foot Double Overhead rod in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The caster Dave Longin.

 
 

Just a thought from Uncle Barry :
Wilson's Law: As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

 
     
 
 
     
 
Buying a new Line, Double Taper, Weight Forward, Shooting Head or a Running Line, Then its a Talon
 
 
 
 
Nice 44cm Bass on a Talon rod and TRD Reel
Big fat Bream on a 6w Talon and TRD2 Reel
The colours of Arctic Fox , beautiful
 
 
 
 
 
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