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Show By TED RESTING "Correct line is essential if you are to be a successful fisherman and there are many factors to take into consideration before you make your selection," says Tom Paugh, Saltwater Editor of Sports Afield. "FIRST OFF, know that there are basically five kinds of sport-fishing lines in use today (not counting fly lines), each with specific uses." He lists the five kinds of lines as follows: Monofilament line - it first appeared on the fishing scene about 1940 and has since replaced linen, cotton and other natural fibers. MONI IS nylon and as its name implies it is a single strand, not braided. This characteristic makes it almost al-most invisible to fish. It is, today, the most widely used of all sport-fishing lines in most types of fishing and is used exclusively in spin casting cast-ing and spinning. BRAIDED nylon - this is the line favored by surf casters who employ conventional reels. The main reason is that it does not tend to backlash as much as monofilament. Braided dacron - used in preference to monofilament by some (rollers, primarily because it has little stretch. But it is by no means the unanimous choice. It is also used for some casting. WIRE AND lead core - used by trailers when the fish are deep. With this selection of lines you are set to catch any marine fish that swims. But, usually you will be out to catch a specific type of fish or at least to do a specific type of fishing. To decide what kind of line you will need you must determine the following: follow-ing: SIZE AND type of fish you will be after; size and type of tackle you will be using. Type of fishing (i.e. trolling, jigging, blind casting, cast-ing, surf casting, sight casting, cast-ing, bottom bouncing etc.). SPECIAL conditions (ie. presence of sharp coral or undergrowth, or sharp teeth); size and weight of natural na-tural bait or artificial lure; possible record considerations. considera-tions. There has been much recent talk to the effect that braided Dacron has less stretch than monofilament (a fact) and so it is inherently better. ACTUALLY, a certain amount of stretch is to be desired in most forms of angling. Stretch means "forgiveness" "for-giveness" which means a line that stretches before it breaks -has more shock strength. Of course, too much stretch means that you may have difficulty in setting the hook. Not all monofilament lines have the same amount of stretch. |