Day/Night Shades Trying New Type String

[MonacoMama]

so SKIA ...maybe I can have you do a "restringing" class while you are in Sacramento. Of course - it may take me watching you do two of mine before I can try one on my own!

By the way...any idea when you might make it to this fine region?

[rockintom]

Originally Posted by MonacoMama

so SKIA ...maybe I can have you do a "restringing" class while you are in Sacramento. Of course - it may take me watching you do two of mine before I can try one on my own!

By the way...any idea when you might make it to this fine region?

Are YOU travelling with your "blinds up" too! Shame on you! You're always trying to "show off"!

We can do it, but I don't have enough fishing line to do another shade right now. We'd have to find some. Wonder if we could use some of the thread out of your blue whip!!!

Sacs, Donna and the Pins could watch!

Still don't know if we'll be coming through....but will know in a couple of weeks. Happy Hour, dinner, a nippin' (by the pins of course) and a whippin'....what more could a guy ask for?

[Still Working "NOT"]

SKIA,

Go to any sporting goods store the sells fishing line. Get the braided line and you can get more than you should even need for you rig. So with that said you can go around and restring all of our rigs!!

[rockintom]

Originally Posted by Still Working "NOT"

SKIA,

Go to any sporting goods store the sells fishing line. Get the braided line and you can get more than you should even need for you rig. So with that said you can go around and restring all of our rigs!!

Trust me Still, I've shopped many sporting good stores......and most don't have the really big stuff like 130 lbs. test line which is the same basic diameter as the original string. Comments from other folks that have used small diameter line is that it wears out the hard plastic sleeves or bushings. Needs more area of contact with the line to the sleeve. Ebay always seems to have only the very large spools....like 600+ yards! .
I'll keep lookin' It takes alot of line to do a shade. My 25 X 39 - 2 string shade takes 16ft. of line. The big windows are 4 strings and are longer like 50 in.

Your rig needs restring already? OMG what are you and Ms. Billie doing there.

[Still Working "NOT"]

Originally Posted by rockintom

Trust me Still, I've shopped many sporting good stores......and most don't have the really big stuff like 130 lbs. test line which is the same basic diameter as the original string. Comments from other folks that have used small diameter line is that it wears out the hard plastic sleeves or bushings. Needs more area of contact with the line to the sleeve. Ebay always seems to have only the very large spools....like 600+ yards! .
I'll keep lookin' It takes alot of line to do a shade. My 25 X 39 - 2 string shade takes 16ft. of line. The big windows are 4 strings and are longer like 50 in.

Your rig needs restring already? OMG what are you and Ms. Billie doing there.

Tom, go to Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, Gander Mountian They got it. With you being out there on the West Coast surely there is a fishing tackel shop around there that sells what you need. Hope this help you. Maybe I need to send you links.

I will not need mine restrung for a few years, by then you will old and forgetful. So be good to your couple of friends and take care of them.

[dream reachers]

Do you have any diagrams and tips for restringing the day-night shades. I would like to replace the string in one of my shades.

[rockintom]

Originally Posted by Still Working "NOT"

Tom, go to Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, Gander Mountian They got it. With you being out there on the West Coast surely there is a fishing tackel shop around there that sells what you need. Hope this help you. Maybe I need to send you links.

I will not need mine restrung for a few years, by then you will old and forgetful. So be good to your couple of friends and take care of them.

Thanks Still, I'm way ahead of you...I have tried Cabela's and Brass Pro.....hadn't check Gander Mountain. If anyone runs across some, please let me know. rockin'

[rockintom]

Originally Posted by dream reachers

Do you have any diagrams and tips for restringing the day-night shades. I would like to replace the string in one of my shades.

Dreamers,

I did a little write up on it here This is page 16 post #215 back in 2/28/08. I now have been using the fishing line instead of the regular string as mention in this update thread. It's really easy....just be patient and not rush when doing it. Hope that helps and we see ya down the road. rockin'

[Still Working "NOT"]

White River Fly Shop MAGIBRAID Flyline Backing

Tom, why wouldn't this work? 50lb test. Wandering minds would like to know.

[rockintom]

Originally Posted by Still Working "NOT"

White River Fly Shop MAGIBRAID Flyline Backing

Tom, why wouldn't this work? 50lb test. Wandering minds would like to know.

Thanks for looking Still, That line is hollow core and it doesn't give the diameter which needs to be somewhere around .022".

Here's one that I came up with at Cabellas. Not badly priced either. rocky

[Still Working "NOT"]

I knew they had it. Cabela's went offline while I was looking. I hang out at Cabela's way to much to not know what they have. Costly most of the time.

[MonacoMama]

so...SKIA.. do I need to get some of that before you get here?!!

[rockintom]

Originally Posted by MonacoMama

so...SKIA.. do I need to get some of that before you get here?!!

I got some on order...thanks! Supposed to be here on 10/22/09. Hope this is the right stuff....they don't list diameter specs. The line by looking at it in the pic is white with little green specs is the same as the line I had been using. You can't even see it unless you know it's there. SKIA

[dream reachers]

Originally Posted by rockintom

Dreamers,

I did a little write up on it here This is page 16 post #215 back in 2/28/08. I now have been using the fishing line instead of the regular string as mention in this update thread. It's really easy....just be patient and not rush when doing it. Hope that helps and we see ya down the road. rockin'

Thank you Tom. I will try that when I get to one spot for a while. I got snowed on last night, time to head south, leaving Vermont.