Understanding the aftma standard.
Aftma fly line weight chart.
Fly line weight 1 3.
On the other hand works ok for average sized bass and virtually all trout.
A heavier version of 5.
The aftm is a scale of line weights.
This weight works just fine for panfish too but also works well for all but the largest of trout.
Fly line weight 4.
Share this short video breaks down and simplifies the fly fishing industry fly line standard known as the aftma standard.
This is a very informative film for anglers that want to delve a little deeper in to the subtleties of how a fly line loads a rod.
Best used on small mid sized streams and where longer casts aren t needed.
Thanks for the chart rolf.
Fly line weight 6.
Fixed weight the weight of a fly line will vary depending upon how much of it you have past the tip.
While most anglers simply use the general line weight measure when matching a line to a rod occasionally more detailed information is useful.
So aftma had to arrive at a constant length of line from which to take their weight measurements.
They settled on measuring the weight of the first 30 feet of line.
We have listed the fly line weights as they relate to actual weight of the fly line in grains or grams.
The practical fly fisherman.
The heavier the line the greater the aftm number.
Another good all around fly line weight.
This weight is primarily for small fish panfish very small trout or in somewhat rare circumstances larger trout very tiny streams.
That means you need to play round with a rod and different lines to get the right weight.
1953 the new aftma lines are based on weight whereas silk was rated according to diameter.
At that point it became a simple task to design specific rods that would work best.
Not much fun to use for small fish.
This is a measure of the weight of the first 30 of fly line excluding the level tip which attaches to the leader.
Al mcclane pointed out in.
The american fly fishing trade association affta provides standardized weights for fly lines which you can find below.
Works ok for small fish but some of the fun goes out of it.
Grains are weighed over front 30 feet of line.
The manufacturers weigh the first 10 yards excluding the level tip and rate the line according to the table.
Fly line weight 5.
Standard fly line weight charts give us parameters for specific fly line sizes.
