Saltwater Flyrodders

Well, I think I need a line tray now because the conditions are not always perfect especially if I am constantly on the move in the water. So never had one of these before, what are you guys using or found over the years with them?

Thanks in advance,

Dee

Tried a few love the Linkurv stripping basket

I swear by my C&F line pallet. I never leave home without it. There is a review somewhere on this forum.
Rog

Diarmuid

I have tried all types of stripping baskets over the years and keep coming back to the humble shopping basket with cable ties in the bottom to prevent line tangle. Not the most elegant but by far the most effective IMHO. You can buy one from Howard's Storage in Myaree for about $25 if you're not able to acquire one in another way.

Jacques

Hi Diarmud
I agree with Roger.
The line tray is fantastic.
Of you get deepish it can detach and float on the water.
If you want to try it someone give me a yell.

Cheers
Philip

Never liked a stripping basket and started fishing with a floating line with a sink tip, ditched the stripping basket since then with no regrets.

Roger & Philip, how do you find the line pallet when fishing in the surf? Would it be pulling out of you and constantly trying to do its own thing or what kind of conditions are you guys fishing with it in? It took me a while to understand how the thing actually worked but I found a good review by this guy here..... http://www.nickhartflyfishing.com/blog/ ... ne-pallet/

Roger Smith wrote:I swear by my C&F line pallet. I never leave home without it. There is a review somewhere on this forum.
Rog

PhilipWeir wrote:Hi Diarmud
I agree with Roger.
The line tray is fantastic.
Of you get deepish it can detach and float on the water.
If you want to try it someone give me a yell.

Cheers
Philip

Roger & Philip, how do you find the line pallet when fishing in the surf? Would it be pulling out of you and constantly trying to do its own thing or what kind of conditions are you guys fishing with it in? It took me a while to understand how the thing actually worked but I found a good review by this guy here..... http://www.nickhartflyfishing.com/blog/ ... ne-pallet/

Adam wrote:Tried a few love the Linkurv stripping basket

That looks good as well, are there any holes in it to let the water drain out and how do you find stripping into it? Do you wear it on your front or put it to the side so you can get more of a strip into it?

I wear it on my side as it suits my line stripping better. It also works better that way for me when I place the rod in it.

No it doesn't have any holes in it but I prefer it this way as I find it usefull to hold a little bit of water in it for lubricating the line, the line doesn't get washed around when emptying, it doesn't fill up to the height of the water when wet wading and cause tangles and I can use it to float a little when the water gets deeper.

Have fun deciding what you want.

adam

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C&F Designs Line Pallet Road Test
The conditions at time of my first trial was an exceptionally fast running incoming tide near the main traffic bridge in Mandurah. Baitfish were busting up all around and the Herring were on the bite.
The Line Pallet works on the principle of laying the line onto the pallet amidst the cones, rather than trying to contain it in within a basket. Initially it appeared to work very well with absolutely no tangles when casting. The Pallet is suspended from a belt (not provided) by two straps. A third elastic loop goes around your thigh. The first problem I encountered was that the loop can’t be attached any higher than your crotch. Wearing waders, as I was means you have sagging crotch. (As do many height challenged fishermen). This meant that it was fixed at a point a few inches above my knee. Wading any deeper or wash from boats caused the floating pallet to pivot on this loop causing it to lift up like a toilet seat. Not only was this very annoying but my stripping hand kept knocking against the cones which popped out of the sockets they were supposedly fixed into. Luckily they float and I was able to catch most of them but still lost 3 of the little blighters in the fast flowing water. Even so, the line was still being contained by the device and released without tangles. At this point I was getting very pissed, trying to fight fat, angry Mandurah Herring on a six weight with one hand and gather up the little black cones as they floated away with the other.
It was very frustrating so I decided I would wade back to shore and not use the device till I obtained more cones and stuck them in with some strong glue. It was at this time that I realised that I had not fully pushed the cones into the holes. (Always read the instructions first).
With the cones now fully secured, I carried on fishing in shallower water.
The line pallet performed surprisingly well. Stripping the line and just dropping it on or along the foam base it just sat there, any loops that hung into the fast moving water just stayed put. In a conventional stripping basket these hanging loops tend to drift off and pull the rest of the line out. Casting was a pleasure as the line came off the pallet freely every time without tangles.
Closer study of why the line stayed on the pallet, even with only seven of the ten cones fitted in place, showed that the line “stuck” to the base when wet. It was the same effect as spaghetti sticking to an upturned plate. The surface tension of the water held the line to the flat, slightly coarse surface of the pallet, unlike the slick mesh base of a stripping basket which causes the line to continuously skid out at the first opportunity.
Wanting to return to the deeper water I detached the leg loop around and was amazed how readily the pallet just floated on the surface beside me attached by the two straps to my waist belt. It just bobbed up and down on the surface even as the biggest of boat washes came past.
The second test was a couple of days later in almost identical conditions. All I can say is that I just forgot I was using it and got on with fishing, which is a strong indictment from a person who hates using stripping baskets. In all the time I have been using the line pallet I have never had a line tangle as it comes off the device.
Yes I am very satisfied with its performance. The R.R.P. is $110.00 which is not cheap, especially as it comes without a waist belt. It looks and feels like a quality piece of kit, but for what is essentially a flat piece of foam, ten plastic ice cream cones and a few small straps it is very expensive.
I feel the most important feature of the line pallet is that it works very well