Fly Line Backing

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Fly line backing is required for large fish such as this sailfish captured by Patty Barnes.

Fly Line Backing is the extra line, which is attached to the rear end of your fly line, which enables you to land fish that can run farther than the length of your fly line. The amount and kind of backing you choose can mean everything when you hunt for trophy fish.
Below is a picture of three different backing materials that are all used for fishing big game fish. Micron will always have its fan club with the fresh water and anadromous fish crowd. Master Braid is smaller in diameter, hard finished and comes back to the reel dry. When you need a lot of backing stored in a small space, nothing beats TUF Line. As important is how the backing is attached to the reel and fly line. Each backing type has it personality and rigs a little differently.
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TUF LINE XP Micron, Chartreuse How to get free backing.  
  Micron, White Custom Rigging
Fly line backing comparison...
We have all the different fly line backings for every big game or small game situation.
We know how to rig reels with the toughest, smoothest, most dependable junctions & knots !!!
We know which backing is best for every fly fishing adventure.
Send us your reels and get them done right.
In most cases, charges are only for lines and materials used.

Western Filament 
TUF LINE XP - Braided Fly Line Backing
The standard Big Game Fly Line Backing
"Makes Small Reels, Function Bigger"

Possibly the most advanced braided fly line backing available for most applications. TUF LINE is braided from super strong "Gel-Spun" Spectra fibers, TUF LINE XP is incredibly smaller in diameter than equal strength backing braided from Dacron yet is supple and without stretch.  XP is braided with a new aerospace technology called "Tension Lock" for even smaller diameter, smoothness and abrasion resistance.  Thirty pound test XP is .011 in diameter. That is the same about the same diameter as 8-pound test Maxima Chameleon tippet material.  Add another .001 and the strength nearly doubles to 50-pound test.  That is the approximate diameter of 10-pound test Maxima.  This small diameter increases the backing capacity of every fly reel and reduces backing drag in the water.  XP lays down very smooth.  There doesn't seem to be any tendency for XP to cut down into itself or case reel spool breakage even when 500 yards are loaded onto a spool.  Thirty pound XP is half the diameter of 30-pound Micron.  Fifty pound XP is about 2/3 the diameter of 30-pound Micron.  

You can get more TUF LINE XP on your reel spool. TUF LINE XP is very abrasion resistant, U.V. resistant and has very low stretch. Bright yellow color.

Item Description Price To Top
XP302500YE TUF LINE XP Fly Line Backing, 30 pound test, Yellow, per 2,500 yard spool. $242.95
XP30300YE TUF LINE XP Fly Line Backing, 30 pound test, Yellow, per 300 yard spool. $34.95
XP30100YE TUF LINE XP Fly Line Backing, 30 pound test, Yellow, per 100 yards installed on your reel. $11.95
XP502500YE TUF LINE XP Fly Line Backing, 50 pound test, Yellow, per 2,500 yard spool.  $295.95
XP50300YE TUF LINE XP Fly Line Backing, 50 pound test, Yellow, per 300 yard spool. $40.95
XP50100YE TUF LINE XP Fly Line Backing, 50 pound test, Yellow, per 100 yards installed on your reel. $14.95

Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, White color.
Produced for freshwater fishing, is proven for use in saltwater, very reliable, affordable, no color to bleed.
Item Description Price To Top
135055 Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, 20 pound test, White, per 100 yard spool $7.75
135147 Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, 20 pound test, White, per 100 yards installed on your reel $7.75
135185 Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, 30 pound test, White, per 100 yard spool $9.25
135154 Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, 30 pound test, White, per 100 yards installed on your reel $9.25

Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, Chartreuse color
Produced for freshwater fishing, is proven for use in saltwater, very reliable, affordable, highly visible.
Item Description Price To Top
147058 Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, 20 pound test, Chartreuse, per 100 yard spool $8.25
147140 Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, 20 pound test, Chartreuse, per 100 yards installed on your reel $8.25
147065 Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, 30 pound test, Chartreuse, 100 yard spool $8.95
147157 Cortland Micron Fly Line Backing, 30 pound test, Chartreuse, per 100 yards installed on your reel $8.95

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