I went out with a guide salt water fi****ng in Sarasota Bay last year in
Florida. He used exclusively PowerPro. It was either 20lb or 30lb test.
He said it was less all around trouble to keep his customers happy. I
would
have to agree. These high strength lines have small diameters which is an
advantage over mono. I have since switched to PowerPro for my freshwater
fi****ng and I really like it. I have also used Fireline with good
success,
but I like the PowerPro better because it just looks better longer. The
only time I really consider using mono is for slip bobber fi****ng, but
even
then, I still use the braided.
The only thing I hate about braided lines is tying a palomar knot and
trimming it. I can tie an improved clinch knot in my sleep and mono is
always easier to trim. The braided stuff is difficult to cut. But hey,
that is a good thing! :-)
Jeff
P.S. I have heard good comments about Stren braided line, but I do not
have
experience with it. It is more expensive than PowerPro.
"GeneS" <genes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> I plan to replace all the line on all my fresh & saltwater reels.
> I'm still using the old open-face spinning & Ambassador baitcasters
> for saltwater trout, reds & flounder - as well as bass in fresh water:-)
>
> QUESTION:
> Is there one good monofiliment type line that I can use for both
> fresh & saltwater?
>
> Here's my order of interest:
> 1. Will not tangle (curl up) - the grandkids will be using them as well
> 2. Will stretch - rather than break
> 3. The diameter of the line should be as small as possible for,
> I guess about 15 pound or so line ...
> I'm not really sure about the pound rating of the line. I guess
> there is some compromise between line diameter & pounds -
> but I do not know what that is. "I prefer to give up a few feet in
casting
> distance & have more line strength - just do not want that trophy to
break
> the line."
>
> Here's a couple of links that I found.
> I was unable to find a really good & objective review of fi****ng line.
>
> Spider wire:
> http://www.hunting-fi****ng-gear.com/review-display/270.html
>
> Fluorocarbon:
>
http://www.activeangler.com/articles/product_reviews/articles/fresh/nick_ruiz/invisible.asp
>
> THANKS
> Gene
>
>
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