Mono question (knots.. breaks.. fireline)

[Deitz Dittrich]

after re-reading that i'm not sure that came across right. Sly- many people like fireline/braids. I too like it for some applications. I like it when I want to use a bass reel and I want to use very heavy pound line for horsing fish out. I do not use braid for its added sensitivity.

I feel mono/floro get a bad rap, as far as feeling bites, I feel that mono/floro is more than good at feeling a bite. I will admit that braid allows you to feel the bottom content slightly better.

Some like Floro for some applications, some do not

Some like braid for some applications, some do not

Some like mono for some applications, some do not.

Its up to you to decide what works best for how you fish. What works for me, may not work for you, what works for you may or may not be my fave.

[ocf]

I have 1 rod and 1 reel so i dont get to try that many lines out so i go by my uncle who is a great fisherman and take his advice and it works really well for me so thats what i use i suppose i might try somethin else sometime down the road but for right now i am very happy with fireline

[8-Ball]

So, Dietz: Fireline would be a good choice for a Bass set-up with Shimano Callisto and a 6'6" med/hvy rod to throw spinnerbaits, jig/pigs in the slop, etc.?

[Slyster]

Thanks for all the tips.

I think what I'll do is spend one long 5 day week with the floro 6Lb and then the next long 5 day week trying 4Lb Fireline and compare the results... and let you all know what I find... and if it seems the spook factor comes into play and how the sensitivity differs etc. Great being a teachers eh Deitz?

[Deitz Dittrich]

8-ball, I am not a fan of braid and spinnerbait fishing.. I loose a lot of fish. A spinnerbait is not a lure in which you need to feel it much anyway. You will know when you get a bite. But braid is fine for slop fishing..

Sly- yep, got to love it!

[8-Ball]

10-4 Dietz. Thanks for reply...

[Slyster]

Well I was out all day with my new 6lb Vanish floro.. and it was like fishing with rubber bands! OK.. not that bad.. but certainly more stretch than Trilene. Crazy. Especially on those long casts.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Ok.. but did you feel you caught less fish? Or do you feel you missed more bites? Or did you loose more fish because of a softer hookset(Line stretch?)

Those are the questions you need to ask yourself sly!

[Slyster]

I definetly had an average number of strikes, but lost so many I was shocked. BUT.. I wonder if it is wire weedless hooks I am using. I bought some 3 lb smkoke fireline today (1 lb diamater!) and MAN that stuff is tough.. even that lb line I can't break by hand.. and it is so narrow I would think the spook factor might not be a problem! Anxious to try it out on my senko rod.. I'll let you know what I find. I guess it is all about experience and experimenting and personal tastes and such... maybe after 3 summers I'll be all set! Last summer I was all Fireline with mono leaders (with correct knot and superglue) and did have really good success with that.. maybe history will, once again, repeat itself? Thanks for the tips!

[Deitz Dittrich]

well, its like I said sly.. find what works for you!...

[uglystick007]

Comment on fluorocarbon. The advantage of fluoro is... it is invisible under water. So you can use heavier line than normal

in situations that still require stealth. So when you hear comments like less stretch.... think 14, 15, 17 lb test line.