Can I Use Regular Braided Fishing Line For My Flyfishing Rods Backing?
I just bought my first flyfishing rod and reel, now I’m trying to get it set it up. Can I simply use braided or superbraided regular fishing line for my backing or do I have to use a backing-specific type of line?
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dacron of 20 or 30lb test is commonly sold for fly line backing.
it is usually priced considerably less than super braids and comes with enough on the spool so your fly line finishes filling the reel spool to the optimum level.
well just starting out you can use the regular line. You’re probably just wanting to practice casting and what not and of course you’ll be fine using the normal fishing line. Before you go out to target fish you really need to get the regular backing. I’ve used regular fishing line as a “back up” plan but it makes it a lot more difficult than what it needs to be. It’s a little heavy, it tends to mess the action up, and will cause a fly to sink a little too fast.