Proposed IGFA Rule Change
Submitted by Alan James on Sun, 2016-09-18 16:36
I read on another forum that at an IGFA Rules summit held in Florida in July the IGFA rules committee proposed that the current backing rules are revised as follows:
"Add a new subsection that reads:
4. The catch shall be classified under the first five meters of line directly preceding the double line, leader or hook. This section must be comprised of a single, homogenous piece of line.”
Finally a common sense approach.
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resurgence
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Proposed by GFAA
A rule change like this was proposed to IGFA by GFAA a few months ago. It's based on the principle of fly-line tippets, where the line class is based on the tippet breaking strain, rather than the whole main line/backing.
dodgy
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Bring on the braid backing.
Bring on the braid backing.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Alan James
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Agree, this change will do
Alan James
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Changes approved
From the IGFA website:
The IGFA’s Board of Trustees recently met for their annual meeting where they ratified several significant changes to the IGFA’s International Angling Rules and World Record Requirements.
Detailed information regarding these changes is listed below:
CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL ANGLING RULES
Backing & Top-Shot
Current IGFA International Angling Rules state: "If the fishing line is attached to backing, the catch shall be classified under the heavier of the lines."
This rule has long been contested in cases where the main line or top shot is lighter than the underlying backing, as logic dictates that the lighter line will break before the heavier backing. This is also contrary to IGFA angling rules for fly fishing where the catch is categorized based on the breaking strength of the class tippet, which must be a minimum of 15 inches.
To address this issue, IGFA will be making the following alterations to Equipment Regulation A:
• Title change from “LINE” to “LINE & BACKING”
• Adding a new subsection that reads: “3. The use of backing is permissible.”
• Adding a new subsection that reads: “4. The catch shall be classified under the breaking strength of the first 16.5 feet (5 meters) of line directly preceding the double line, leader or hook. This section must be comprised of a single, homogenous piece of line.”
This change is effective 1st April 2017.
resurgence
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Good news
This is a good change. Still yet to be ratified by GFAA by I think that will be mostly a formality.