Backing Line

A good, low cost twisted nylon backing line, ideal for fly fisherman on a budget. Thin, strong and rot resistant. Dark Green. 50yds - 25lb bs.

Great quality braided Polyester fly line backing at a price that makes it terrific value. This is proper hollow braid polyester backing from Prostream and is available in the usual White or high visibilty Yellow colours.

Great quality braided Polyester fly line backing at a price that makes it terrific value. This is proper hollow braid polyester backing from Prostream and is available in the usual White or high visibilty Yellow colours.

Braided mono backing line is slightly stiffer and bulkier than other materials. It's less likely to tangle and easier to grip if you're playing a large fish by hand. A spool of braided mono is also handy to have around for making your own leader loops and line-to-line splices.

Good strong polyester backing line from Snowbee. Available in 20lb Breaking Strain for trout fishing and 30lb Breaking Strain for Salmon.

Cortland's Fairplay fly line backing is a 20lb braided backing line, ideal for use with trout fly lines. It comes in choice of 100yd or 250 yd lengths and is yellow in colour.

Cortland's Micron fly line backing is the toughest, smoothest and best selling fly line backing in the world. Cortland Micron backing line comes in a wide range of colours and spool sizes. 20lb Breaking strain.

Cortland's Micron fly line backing is the toughest, smoothest and best selling backing in the world and comes in a wide range of colours and spool sizes. 30lb breaking strain.

Cortland's Gel Spun Super Braid fly line backing lets you add more backing without having to increase reel size. Ideal for catching 'screamers!'.