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Zip cast
Posted by: Peter Merritt (---.dhcp-bl.indiana.edu)
Date: March 31, 2005 09:29AM

Anybody out there use Zip Cast? I've looked at the sponsor page and am curious to know if it lives up to their claims. Thanks, Peter

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: Jeff Fultz (---.client.comcast.net)
Date: March 31, 2005 10:28AM

Yes and yes, it is truly the best line cleaner & treatment available.

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: Shawn Moore (62.132.1.---)
Date: March 31, 2005 10:54AM

Picked up a bottle in Charlotte at their booth and have since used it twice. Far and away the best line treatment I've ever used and the easiest by far to apply.

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net)
Date: March 31, 2005 11:12AM

Oh yeah, this is the good stuff, Worth every penny.

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: Mike Ballard (---.ipt.aol.com)
Date: March 31, 2005 09:10PM

It makes a good line a great line. Any line will benefit from it even the newer 3M lines that claim that they don't need any lubricant or cleaner.

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: Steve Kartalia (---.ferc.gov)
Date: April 01, 2005 07:39AM

I just ordered myself a bottle after meaning to try it for a couple years now. Does it help get rid of the Cortland warm weather sticky line blues? My favorite lines are S.A., including the Mastery GPX and Air Cell Supreme 2 which I think are great without any treatment but will treat them anyway. My 444s I like too except I have noticed they tend to get a little sticky on a warm day. I have never been that good at treating my lines. Generally once pre-season and then once in the late summer.

Steve

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: April 01, 2005 09:28AM

All Cortland lines tend to get sticky with some use. Pity, as they're the lines that most closely conform to the AFTMA line number standards. ZipCast will help them but it only lasts for about one or two trips so you have to re-treat the lines quite often. Still, it's so easy to do that you end up not minding it at all. I treat my lines before every trip now. I'd hate to go fishing with any line that wasn't treated with ZipCast.

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: Steve Kartalia (---.ferc.gov)
Date: April 01, 2005 09:45AM

Thanks Tom, looking forward to trying it out. Anything in that price range that can make my time on the water more enjoyable is worth it. If it's as easy to use as you say, I'm sure I can get into the habit of frequent cleaning.

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: paul dodson (---.dyn.sprint-hsd.net)
Date: April 01, 2005 10:04AM

thanks for the thread guys. got off my butt and ordered a bottle. have 5 new lines to break in this year will use it on them,plus a few old ones

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Re: Zip cast
Posted by: Peter Merritt (---.dhcp-bl.indiana.edu)
Date: April 01, 2005 11:24AM

Thanks for all the replies. I guess I'll just have to order a bottle.

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