Braided Line

[RandySBreth]

But of course it isn't braided - so a little of topic.

Take some apart under a magnifying glass and then tell me it isn't braided.

steve

Since I don't have a handy microscope - I'll go ahead and believe you - or believe you believe you.

At any rate - let's say it is braided after all. What should I do different tomorrow morning?

Throw it all away? Stop using it? Burn it while chanting something from ancient runes?

Go tell it on the mountain?

Braid it (< get it  ) into a swimsuit and launch a guerrilla marketing campaign for the next year to get one of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models to wear it?

Actually, that last one sounds like a good idea, have you seen Brooklyn Decker? Yowza. ;D ;D ;D

[Fish Chris]

So, just out of curiosity, do they still even make the old Fireline, which was fused ? You know, the stiff, crinkly stuff, that looked and felt exactly like dental floss ?

I was told once, by an insider (who worked for Berkeley, no less) that the only reaon they ever made that stuff in the first place, was that it was much easier / faster / cheaper to produce, than actual braided line.

And again, I don't doubt that the new braided Fireline, would be just fine. If it's braided spectra, it's going to be pretty good. Leastwise, night and day better than any monofilament....

Peace,

Fish

[Grey Wolf]

So, just out of curiosity, do they still even make the old Fireline, which was fused ? You know, the stiff, crinkly stuff, that looked and felt exactly like dental floss ?

I was told once, by an insider (who worked for Berkeley, no less) that the only reaon they ever made that stuff in the first place, was that it was much easier / faster / cheaper to produce, than actual braided line.

And again, I don't doubt that the new braided Fireline, would be just fine. If it's braided spectra, it's going to be pretty good. Leastwise, night and day better than any monofilament....

Peace,

Fish

Yes they still make it.

[Hooligan]

It isn't spectra though, is it?  It's gel spun polyethylene isn't it?

[RandySBreth]

Both Spectra and Dyneema are gel-spun polyethylene. Spectra is made by Honeywell here in the U.S. - Dyneema is made by one of the subsidiary's of Dutch DSM, I think. 

[Fish Chris]

Dyneema is not bad stuff. I used Cabela's Rip Cord for a little bit, and it was really thin, super strong, super sensitive, etc. I seemed to get a few more tangles and knots with it, but still, it was night and day better than any mono ever thought about being.

Fish

[TourPT]

Since Stren Super Braid was discontinued I have been trying them all slowly but surely. So far I have not found one I like for everything I use braid for but have come up with this combination so far.

Frogs = 65lb PP (Will be testing the new Sunline FX2 as soon as Frog season gets here)

Senkos / Weightless Worms = 30 to 50lb Spiderwire Stealth. Depends on where I am throwing them.

Jigs = 40 lb Stren Sonic Braid

Weighted Worms = 40 lb Stren Sonic Braid

BuzzBaits / Spinnerbaits = 50lb Spiderwire Stealth only because it comes threw the guides quieter then the others

This is just what has worked best for me so far. Still have many braids to try out. One thing I have noticed on all of them is, anything under 30lbs just does not work well. Some dig in to the spool real easy, some break way to easy, some wrap around the rod tip to often, so I don't use anything under 30lbs when it come to braid.

Also of note, braid is not great around rocks but Stealth is the worst around rocks. Super braid really is the only braid that I know of that handled fishing around rocks without any problems but of course the geniuses at Stren discontinued it. GRRRRRRRRRR!

I also have tried the Fireline Braid. It cast further then any braid I have ever tried, however for whatever reason I could not buy a strike while using the stuff. No clue why. One day I fished a rod for 3 hours with it, without a single strike, switched to a rod with PP of the same pound test and started hammering them. Fluke maybe, but for months I threw that Fireline Braid and not one strike on it. Maybe because its a brighter Green then the rest? No clue, but its not on any of my rods anymore.

[Bass_Fanatic]

Suffix Performance braid or 832

[fishinflip415]

Diawa Samurai 55 lb braid..one of the best braids on the market.

That's the stuff right here. Try it out and you will be happy.  8-)

[APK62]

Last year I started to use Braided line with a Fluro Leader. I used 10 LB Power Pro with a 6-8 Fluro leader on my spinning reels. On my baitcasters I had spooled 30lb and 50lb braid with different lb fluro leaders. I like how the spinning reels worked with the braid, no tangles, no line flying off the reels. I use fluro leaders for a few reasons. First for abrasion resistant. Second. whether the fish could see the line or not I think it makes a difference for visibility, more so with finesse fishing compared to power fishing. I also like the fact that I can use different leader LB on my reels as to what the situation calls for, without bringing so many rod and reels on board. When I work a jig I can just remove the leader and I am all set.

I plan on using the new Spiderwire Fluro-Braid this year on my baitcasters.

Andy

[soccplayer07]

God , I miss that picture of fireline , you should post it more often.

hahahahhahaha

[GLoomis711]

I've always used Power Pro, and tried Fireline once.

But I just started trying Spiderwire Stealth, and it's the cheapest and so far my favorite.  I don't think I'll be trying anymore, I'm gonna stick with it.

The main reason is that it's so smooth and it doesn't cut your fingers when flipping.  Power Pro could kill a man.....

[Stasher1]

I usually use PowerPro and have several unopened spools in a few different colors along with some Sufix Performance braid, but lately I've been using something else on my casting rigs...and I'm almost embarassed to admit what it is... :-/

I picked up several spools of Ugly Braid out of the clearance bin of a local retailer, and the 50# actually isn't too bad.  :-/  I know it's not a popular line, and I never would've paid full price for it, but it casts well and the color seems to be holding up just fine. It's also surprisingly quiet once it's broken in. At $1 a spool, it appears to be worth it...so far, anyway. 

[A-Rob]

I use Spiderwire Stealth and Power Pro

I like them both and they don't gunk up your reel like some of the lines.

[piscicidal]

I've used primarily Tuf Line, Power Pro and Sufix 832 the past few years.  They're all good. I think I like the 832 a little bit better than the others, but the difference in performance is not that great.  The 832 seems to cast a little better and might be a little better in wind. It's a little stiff at first, but limbers up quickly.

I'm sticking with 832 this year but going forward, I'll buy the other brands if I can find a screaming deal on them.