The other day, I reluctantly headed down to my basement for some long overdue purging and cleaning. Though, at times of the year, the shelves on which virtually all of my fly fishing gear is stored are an picture of organization and care, by this point in the season they're typically a horrifying mess. This year has proved no exception to this pattern. So, amongst tasks like bagging up old toys for Goodwill and gathering up the 50 empty bottles of Tide my wife has accumulated in the laundry area, I did a bit of surveying of my fly fishing gear to see what could go on eBay, what I could offer to friends and what could just get junked in order to clean up the disaster that has developed. In the process of doing so, I came upon the rat's nest seen below.

Of course none of the fly lines pictured above are labeled. Labeling my lines as I take them off the reel is a good habit I've only more recently developed, previously lingering under the delusion that I would remember by sight what each fly line was and be able to quickly identify it. The reality could not possibly be farther from that delusion, as not only can I not accurately identify any of these fly lines, I can't even hazard a guess as to what they might be.

I was close to tossing them when it occurred to me that there had to be a good use for all of that plastic. Well, maybe not all of it, but some of it. Throw in the fact that we've been looking for a good contest idea for our latest product giveway, and here we are. To enter this latest giveaway, share your favorite use of old fly line in the comments below. The use can be practical or creative, fishing related or non-fishing related.

All 3 varieties of High Horse Premium Fly Dressings.

The latest giveaway is courtesy of High Horse Premium Fly Dressings. If you're not familiar with High Horse, they are relatively new floatant company (they also make some nifty fly fishing accessories/tools) that offers products which, according to High Horse, "keep your fly afloat with fewer applications". Perhaps most notable about High Horse's floatants, however, is that they come in different "flavors", so to speak. In addition to their standard floatant (termed "naked"), they also offer a UV-infused floatant that allows you to create UVR and UVF hot spots on desired areas of a fly as well as a scent-infused (garlic and anise) floatant.

We're giving away three 3-packs of High Horse, containing one bottle of each "flavor" of High Horse floatant to the our three favorite uses for old fly lines that you all share below.

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