Sounds like you need to call up the manufacturer, get your own packaging, add a 300% markup. Soon enough you'll have your product on tacticalflyfisher.com!
How do you remove it from the tippet? Paper towel? Hands?
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How do you remove it from the tippet? Paper towel? Hands?
Hands and water. Both products take a bit of rubbing, to remove, but they both come off in flakes (not a sticky mess). It is much better, IMO.
This is awesome, thanks! Just ordered some of the Platas.
I thought that about backing barrels, too, then I read that Troutbitten had studied it and it’s the same affect another inch or two in length has on the drift.
I’ve noticed no real difference but mostly I’ve been using backing barrels on my kid’s line and wax (soon to be markers!) on mine.
One extra thing to consider... given how durable the Plata pens are, you can actually use them on your butt/taper to improve visibility.
I'm running Chameleon again, because I can't find any OG red Amnesia in the diameters that I want. Suffix is OK, but it is softer and less visible (much more transparent). It's not a good butt material, IMO. I'm going to start using the Plata pens, on the Chameleon, to help with visibility.
I'm running Chameleon again, because I can't find any OG red Amnesia in the diameters that I want. Suffix is OK, but it is softer and less visible (much more transparent). It's not a good butt material, IMO. I'm going to start using the Plata pens, on the Chameleon, to help with visibility.
Is this OG red?
I'm not familiar with EN lines. What diameter do you use?
One thing I've noticed fishing (even the brightest neon) orange level Tenkara fluoro line is it tends to disappear when I and the line are in the shade and there is a bright background.
Purkinje effect - Wikipedia
Lime yellow fluoro Tenkara line stands out real well in low light. This helps explain why.
Why lime-yellow fire trucks are safer than red
Human factors and ergonomics researchers have found that bright yellow vehicles are less likely to be involved in accidents.
www.apa.org
On rare occasions it can blend into bright green vegetation in bright sunlight. But for the #3 lines I typically fish I bloodknot a nylon Orvis 0X (neon) orange - (neon) chartreuse - white sighter, and more recently a foot or so of .009 Seaguar fluoro ending in a tippet ring for a small taper and a little more stealth.
Japanese and Western fishing lines metrics and scales
Is this OG red?
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I'm not familiar with EN lines. What diameter do you use?
One thing I've noticed fishing (even the brightest neon) orange level Tenkara fluoro line is it tends to disappear when I and the line are in the shade and there is a bright background.
Are you able to track the red in shade and other low light conditions?
Lime yellow fluoro Tenkara line stands out real well in low light. This helps explain why.
View attachment 34437Why lime-yellow fire trucks are safer than red
Human factors and ergonomics researchers have found that bright yellow vehicles are less likely to be involved in accidents.
On rare occasions it can blend into bright green vegetation in bright sunlight. But for the #3 lines I typically fish I bloodknot a nylon Orvis 0X (neon) orange - (neon) chartreuse - white sighter, and more recently a foot or so of .009 Seaguar fluoro ending in a tippet ring for a small taper and a little more stealth.
Japanese and Western fishing lines metrics and scales
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Thanks for the input!
The short version is that red Amnesia has changed color and the new color is no good. Any stores still carrying the old color would have very old stock, so it's probably approaching the end of its shelf life.
Tenkara lines weigh too much, for euro nymphing, unfortunately. We don't have the benefit of a super long rod, so density matters a lot.
Red Amnesia is a bit difficult to see under shade, because it isn't fully opaque. However, it is mostly opaque. It is far easier to see than colored Stren or Suffix, for example. The only opaque mono on the entire market that has sufficient stiffness is OPST Lazar. However, that isn't available in diameters smaller than 0.017in. Believe me when I say that the euro crowd have tried everything; the competition scene provides significant motivation for finding better gear.
My typical leader tapers from 0.015in, down to 0.006in. Most folks just have a few feet of proper sighter mono, before their tippet. However, I like to be able to see the entire leader. That makes it easier to deal with tangles and also trace down to the actual sighter mono, when it is hard to see.
The link below goes into more detail and the comments touch on the use of Tenkara lines, if you're interested.
The Red Amnesia Problem
I’ve been alive long enough to know that when something you love leaves, it’s best to start moving on. And yes, I'm a leader junkie.
troutbitten.com
I swear I read about hi-viz pink maxima somewhere a few years ago.
Have you tried the sempe material? I saw that on tactical flyfisher. Comes in lots of different colors. I don't know if it is stiff or not, looks like people use in in really small diameters, people use it for the "all sighter" micro leader. I've been meaning to pick up the multi colored spools. I've worked down to a 6lb chameleon butt, but haven't gone to all sighter, chameleon just handles so well.
Have you tried the sempe material? I saw that on tactical flyfisher. Comes in lots of different colors. I don't know if it is stiff or not, looks like people use in in really small diameters, people use it for the "all sighter" micro leader. I've been meaning to pick up the multi colored spools. I've worked down to a 6lb chameleon butt, but haven't gone to all sighter, chameleon just handles so well.
I've spent enough money on leader materials already. I can't justify buying more, unless I'm sure it will meet my needs. I have seen the Sempe stuff, but couldn't find any information about it.
In any case, these paint pens work well enough that I can use Chameleon and just make it more visible.
