Show I 11 I IBy B By Ted Kestin Resting Two things about costing lines are axiomatic 1 The lighter the he line the better it will cast 2 The lighter the lure the lighter the he line should be Many casters still use lines much too oo heavy to get the enjoyment they should out of fishing The introduction introduction in- in of spinning is helping solve this In water fresh-water spinning a line over eight pounds wont won't work vork and it is dawning on many casting rod users that a light line will vill not only permit better belter casing casting cast casi ing ng but will land surprisingly big fish ish Jason Lucas says that in reasonably reasonably rea ren son ably weed snag water for or any fish up up to the size of large bass jass and pike he nearly always uses a pound five line Where bass bassand bassand bassand and pike run large he will use a 10 sometimes a 15 pound 15 pound line The spots are rare where bass grow so large that a pound 10 line wont won't land them If and If-and and remember remember remember ber this if the if the user keeps cutting off the worn front of his line next to the plug before it gels gets weaker than the rest o of the line However in bass fishing and such for the beginner or the thc man manman manman manman man who doesn't get much practice practice practice tice Lucas recommends a 12 pound line There are two general types of lines the hard braided waterproof which is very common and the soft braid used by some advanced anglers The soft will cast much better with fewer backlashes but bul it will not wear as well In heavier tests the soft soft- braid becomes too loo bulky The dividing dividing divid divide ing line is a matter mailer of taste Personally Personally Personally Per Per- I prefer soft braided up to 7 71 pounds test hard braid from that thai on up Your tackle salesman will probably probably probably ably look blank when you ask for soft soft braid braid untreated casting line and tell lell you no such thing is made But ask for spinning line of that type and you'll get what you want As for choosing between silk or nylon silk casts a shade better but it wont won't wear as long And a silk line must be removed and thoroughly dried after each days day's fishing or it deter deteriorates Nylon need never be removed and dried But you must watch that it il doesn't wear weal out the rod guides guide because rough guides will ruin the line |