New Berkley Line

[vaparrothead]

Found this article on Versus Network site and thought you all might be intereste; looks like this new line will be interesting:

http://www.versus.com/blogs/pennazs-pointers/berkleys-new-nanofil-first-glimpse-at-this-new-line/

[A-Jay]

Sounds promising ~ I'll be looking for more information on this as it come out in June.

Thanks for posting the Heads-Up

A-Jay

[J Francho]

So its upgraded fused line? The prefix "nano" is a big turn off for me, I gotta admit. The description of it seemed a bit vague. I'd have to actually have it hand to see if I'd even use it. Early web reviews are tough to make a decision by.

[OkobojiEagle]

If you were to replace the name NanoFil with Fireline in the review, I would have sworn I was reading a review from 1992!

oe

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I'm curious to see what price it's offered at as well.

[Fat-G]

If the price is right, I'll buy a spool of it, maybe two. I love my braid and would have a hard time switching, but I still might try it!

[BASSclary]

Silly Versus, Wikipedia is not a source

But ti sounds like a translucent braid? Could be a big breakthrough, but im skeptical

[Hooligan]

Doesn't sound like a braid at all to me. It sounds fused.

[OkobojiEagle]

Doesn't sound like a braid at all to me. It sounds fused.

I've been reading this for almost two decades now. Please explain to me how the process of weaving individual fibers into a braided line and the process of fusing the fibers of a multi fiber line have to be mutually exclusive.

oe

[J Francho]

If I'm not mistaken, "fused" is as in thermally fused, which would mean applying heat holds the fibers together. That suggests a chemical or phase change of the original material.

Braided would mean the fibers are mechanically joined by weaving them together.

Why someone hasn't done thermally fused, braided line is beyond my understanding of line making.

Traditionally, braided lines have had a higher break strength per diameter than thermally fused lines.

[Chaz Hickcox]

If they had something heavier than 12# I'd try it. Maybe 15-20, seems like it would be great for pitching.

[OkobojiEagle]

Why someone hasn't done thermally fused, braided line is beyond my understanding of line making.

Grab a strand of regular "fused" Fireline and a magnifying glass... tell me its not braided. Every braided line I have used (certainly there are many I have not used) has a waxy coating of some design... isn't that a fusing process? Cold fusing or hot (thermally) fusing... aren't they trying to accomplish the same thing? Don't believe everything the MARKETING DEPT. has printed on the package. It's their job to make a product APPEAR unique and better than the competition.

oe

[J Francho]

Whatever the difference in the process is, original Fireline (now "Fused") is NOTHING like Power Pro, which is also very different than Fireline Braid. To say it's all the same is a massive generalization.

[OkobojiEagle]

John... I've gotten a little off the original question of the post. If you'd like to continue this discussion about fused lines we could take it out of this thread. PM me and we'll chat.

oe

[Hooligan]

I've been reading this for almost two decades now. Please explain to me how the process of weaving individual fibers into a braided line and the process of fusing the fibers of a multi fiber line have to be mutually exclusive.

oe

There are also some of the GSP lines that aren't braided, they're twisted then fused with a coat similar to teflon. There are also lines that are"simple "bunched" rather than being braided. Some of the older Cortland lines were like that, a multi strand outer layer with a solid internal core, coated with whatever it was that they used..

In the process described from what I've heard of the nano, it's not woven or braided in any way. It is gathered and fused, not braided.