05-14-2004, 09:16 PM
I swear by braided and fused lines for trolling and jigging. However, I do not use them when casting with a spincast reel. Freshly spooled mono literally springs off of a spincast spool when you cast which makes for a smoother and longer cast. It wants to straighten out. Braided and fused lines do not want to straighten out. They're limp. The difference on a baitcaster, though noticeable, is not nearly as great as on a spincast.
Notice that I said "freshly spooled mono". If I were casting for fish and a guy offered me a choice between two rods that hadn't been respooled in over a year, one with mono and one with braided/fused line, I'd take the one with the braided/fused line. That's because I know the old mono has taken on the spools shape and will no longer spring off of it. It will fight coming off of the spool and will come off looking like some kind of curled up party decoration that will not feed through the guides. The old braided/fused line will still be limp and castable.
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Notice that I said "freshly spooled mono". If I were casting for fish and a guy offered me a choice between two rods that hadn't been respooled in over a year, one with mono and one with braided/fused line, I'd take the one with the braided/fused line. That's because I know the old mono has taken on the spools shape and will no longer spring off of it. It will fight coming off of the spool and will come off looking like some kind of curled up party decoration that will not feed through the guides. The old braided/fused line will still be limp and castable.
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