My experiance with Fireline and P-line( not the Flouro ) was not very good. did not cast or feel good to me. I still love both the Vanish lines though. I know this was not much help..
Fireline ??????
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Ed Marcol,
There's nothing new in the fact that Fireline, PowerPro etc etc etc , etc, have almost no stretch, which is one of their premier selling points. Nonetheless, there is equally nothing new in the fact that monofilaments stretch quite a bit, and absorb plenty of sudden shocks in fighting fish. Surely you have no difficulty in grasping the fact that there are critical limits in rods, reels, lines, and rod guides. It is entirely possible to destroy equipment and damage equipment at levels of critical force. Not all fishermen, of necessity, use their equipment at levels of critical force, and others do and have. Possibly, "Everyguy" and myself, are amongst those who have done this. Those who have seen broken rods, know.
There are rods now on the market, which are fine as blanks go, but the maker skimped on rod guides. Such inexpensive guides won't stand up to much of anything, and certainly not braided lines.
There's nothing new in the fact that Fireline, PowerPro etc etc etc , etc, have almost no stretch, which is one of their premier selling points. Nonetheless, there is equally nothing new in the fact that monofilaments stretch quite a bit, and absorb plenty of sudden shocks in fighting fish. Surely you have no difficulty in grasping the fact that there are critical limits in rods, reels, lines, and rod guides. It is entirely possible to destroy equipment and damage equipment at levels of critical force. Not all fishermen, of necessity, use their equipment at levels of critical force, and others do and have. Possibly, "Everyguy" and myself, are amongst those who have done this. Those who have seen broken rods, know.
There are rods now on the market, which are fine as blanks go, but the maker skimped on rod guides. Such inexpensive guides won't stand up to much of anything, and certainly not braided lines.
Ed,
I understand being sold on something. I'm not trying to to "knock" the braids or new lines. Certainly the stretch of mono can be the cause of lost fish at times. It's just in the interest of fairness to say that each does have a limitation.
These new materials have great characteristics.
I just heard a new fishing story, by the way, that might serve as an illustration. This fisherman had been catching 8 pound catfish all day, and nothing bigger. He had heavy gear for handling...you know.....60# plus fish. He was surprised at how hard these small fish were fighting and hammering his bait...he caught many over the night.....Time passes....along comes a "hit" and he raises his rod tip high, hard, and fast....so what happens? Whatever got on the end of his line, yanks back even harder than his hook set....once, twice....three times....then it took off without slowing and his line snapped like a thread.
I get all excited with stories like that. He never knew what hit, but it was gone.
The new lines have the advantage of being thin and strong. But when something really big hits....sometimes the extra yield gives me a comfort zone.
I understand being sold on something. I'm not trying to to "knock" the braids or new lines. Certainly the stretch of mono can be the cause of lost fish at times. It's just in the interest of fairness to say that each does have a limitation.
These new materials have great characteristics.
I just heard a new fishing story, by the way, that might serve as an illustration. This fisherman had been catching 8 pound catfish all day, and nothing bigger. He had heavy gear for handling...you know.....60# plus fish. He was surprised at how hard these small fish were fighting and hammering his bait...he caught many over the night.....Time passes....along comes a "hit" and he raises his rod tip high, hard, and fast....so what happens? Whatever got on the end of his line, yanks back even harder than his hook set....once, twice....three times....then it took off without slowing and his line snapped like a thread.
I get all excited with stories like that. He never knew what hit, but it was gone.
The new lines have the advantage of being thin and strong. But when something really big hits....sometimes the extra yield gives me a comfort zone.
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