12-16-2003, 01:37 AM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]It depends on your application. It also depends on what type of equipment you're using.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I use fireline to jig for macks. The advantages of strength to diameter ratio plus the no stretch characteristics provide better feel and killer hook sets but it is not very forgiving and the fish feel you as easily as you feel them. Mono has way too much stretch in deeper water for me. You'll miss more fish than you'll hook up on. There are guys that will say bull on that but that's ok; you do what you think is right for you. I've found what I think works for me.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Predator hit it on the nailhead. Braided lines absorb too much water and grow to twice their original diameter when they freeze. I've seen them in a frozen glob on a reel before but the fused lines are all together different. It will freeze a little when it's first new from the filament hairs on the line but after a little "wear-in", the line goes smooth and the freezing is no more than that of mono. Contrary to popular belief, monos do absorb water and will freeze. That's why ice monos were developed. [/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Now if you're fishing no more than 25' to 30' of water and the fish you intend to catch are not monsters then I see no reason why a mono wouldn't work just fine especially when panfishing. [/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Superlines are pricey but typically will last several years without replacing. I have line that is over five years old and it's lost all it's color but is still going strong. Try that with mono. I don't like superlines on spinning equipment. Why? It just doesn't seem to work for me. On baitcasters, I find I get along with superlines just fine in most circumstances but that's just me.[/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I use fireline to jig for macks. The advantages of strength to diameter ratio plus the no stretch characteristics provide better feel and killer hook sets but it is not very forgiving and the fish feel you as easily as you feel them. Mono has way too much stretch in deeper water for me. You'll miss more fish than you'll hook up on. There are guys that will say bull on that but that's ok; you do what you think is right for you. I've found what I think works for me.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Predator hit it on the nailhead. Braided lines absorb too much water and grow to twice their original diameter when they freeze. I've seen them in a frozen glob on a reel before but the fused lines are all together different. It will freeze a little when it's first new from the filament hairs on the line but after a little "wear-in", the line goes smooth and the freezing is no more than that of mono. Contrary to popular belief, monos do absorb water and will freeze. That's why ice monos were developed. [/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Now if you're fishing no more than 25' to 30' of water and the fish you intend to catch are not monsters then I see no reason why a mono wouldn't work just fine especially when panfishing. [/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Superlines are pricey but typically will last several years without replacing. I have line that is over five years old and it's lost all it's color but is still going strong. Try that with mono. I don't like superlines on spinning equipment. Why? It just doesn't seem to work for me. On baitcasters, I find I get along with superlines just fine in most circumstances but that's just me.[/size][/font]
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