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I have a decently cheap Pfluger rod, 9ft/5wt. When I try to make short casts its very dificult to pull flyline though. Ex. I'm making false casts and slowly increasing fly line to lengthen the cast, the first 10-20ft of line will not go through easily; but once I get roughly 20ft or so of fly line out its very easy to add more length (hope that makes sense). What is the biggest contributer to making flyline not easily travel through the guides? The rod / the flyline / the eyelets themselves???

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Probably the fact you are only trying to cast 10 to 20 ft of line...usually not enough to load the rod. Try pulling out 30 ft and starting your cast. I would say that will more than likely cure the problem.

Dano

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Your fly line may have kinks and chips in it. You may want to get some line dressing that will lubricate and fill in small cracks. Your guides may be catching line, try pulling a Q-tip or cotton swab through your guides and see if it catches. I agree with Dano to, you may not be loading the rod enough.

Luke Walz

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Try what Dan suggest and if necessary roll cast the first 20-30 feet.

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Wow, you guys are used to bigger tailwaters or something. I almost never have out 30+' of line. And you shouldn't need that much to load a rod enough to shoot some line. The more you have the easier it shoots, but if you're working hard to feed a few inches of line, there's another problem.

Check your line for problems, and your guides. What kind of line do you have? Are you useing a tapered line? Is it a really cheap line? Is it the correct weight for the rod? Are you casting with some slack in your off hand? Are you trying to shoot it at the wrong point in the cast?

I really don't think anybody should have to roll cast the first 30' out ever.

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As the others said...clean your line in some hot soapy water, check if for nicks & abrasions, and add some line dressing....the first 30-40' of line usually wears out first...If the line is OK, check the guides for wear & tear...Tip top guides usually wear out first, but its an easy replacement...Perhaps a new line is in order. Good luck with it.

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Perhaps a new line is in order. Good luck with it.

Probably this. Even a cheap rod will feel amazingly better with a good line sized for it. People seem to like the hook and hackle stuff if you want to save some cash, especially for a cheaper rod.

And as an aside, if you really want a good shooting line, try the SA sharkskin. Cool stuff - I cast it on a 4wt that my brother has. But at $99 it's a tough sale.

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Couldn't tell you what line it is but I know its atleast 8 yrs old and hate to say it but I don't take very good care of it. I'm a diehard bass fishing guy and flyfishing has always been a small hobby I didn't put much time into. Most of my flyfishing has been in small backcountry waters in Colorado so I rarely get more than 40ft of line out. When I do cast I have plenty of slack line to feed thru and a lot of time I'm stalking fish from points where roll casting isn't always feasible. I may try cleaning the line up and giving it a shot; worst case I splurge and buy new rod and line, the wife will surely understand!

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the wife will surely understand!

Sure. Go with that.

But on the upside, the world of cheap quality fly gear has been openning up much wider than even 5 years ago. Spending ~$100-150 on a rod is no longer a worthless stick. And if you do the Cabelas bundle thing you can usually get a decent line thrown in on the deal.

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