Fireline coupon..buy 2 get $8 back

[PK]

in case anyone of you guys might need this... Fireline Coupon http://www.berkley-fishing.com/media/File/024304BerkFL1.19.5Coupon.pdf Expires 9/5/08

got it from this page at Berkley Fishing http://www.berkley-fishing.com/coupon.php

http://www.berkley-fishing.com

a BETTER DEAL.. this week Dick's has Fireline for $12.98 for the regular 125 yd spool... LESS a $5 REBATE on each .. maximum 2 .. net is $7.98 a spool...

[Duff]

What's the verdict on that alien-technology fishing line anyhow? I see it's still around so wasn't just a fad. Wasn't there a braided line called Dacron before the firewire stuff came out?

[Jack Hexter]

Okay, here's a short lesson for someone who's been out of the loop and off the water for a couple years.

From what I've seen, working part time in a tackle store, the most popular braid is Power Pro. This stuff is almost identical to Tuf Line. The owners of these two companies used to be partners and now the product(s) come out of the opposite ends of the same warehouse in Grand Junction, CO. Tuf Line is a little cheaper than Power Pro. Both Suffix braid and Daiwa braid are thinner than PP or TufLine and a lot of people are swearing by them, but they cost significantly more.

Fireline is holding it's own against all of the above. It costs a little more than PP and is a little thicker for a given breaking strength, but it is a lot more abrasion resistant. I was at a demo put on by Capt Ken Roy a couple years ago when he was working for Berkley. He tied a piece of 14# Fireline and a piece of 20# Power Pro, each to a 2# weight. he then draped these lines over a carborundum wheel with a hand crank and a counter. The PP broke at 24 turns, the Fireline broke at 84 turns, significantly more abrasion resistant. If you are dock fishing for snook or pulling fish out of the mangroves, this is your go to line.

Personally, I still like Fireline for most "braid" applications. Braid is good for distance casting and deep jigging (especially the recent craze of butterfly jigging.) I also use it to troll Mann's Stretch 25 and 30 plugs for grouper because they get deeper due to the smaller diameter of the line, but you have top back off the drag somewhat to keep from breaking off on the strike. For trolling for pelagics, I still like mono. You need the stretch that it provides. I do not like braid for bottom fishing as with no stretch, I've pulled too many hooks. It is good for snapper fishing as you can feel the heartbeat of a live bait increase when it's about to get eaten.

[Joe/GA]

Thanks for the coupon, Ray! :D I like Fireline. Jack, thanks for the lesson! :D

[Joe/GA]

What's the verdict on that alien-technology fishing line anyhow? I see it's still around so wasn't just a fad. Wasn't there a braided line called Dacron before the firewire stuff came out?
You are right, Duff. Dacron was used. I'm not as old as the "old as dirt" guys on this board, but I'm going to 'date' myself here: when I was a kid, dacron braid was all I had known on a fishing rod. And...all of our rods were standard garden variety Penn boat rods & reels. When I was about 12, my neighbors moved and the 17 year old boy that lived there gave me a lightweight freshwater rod and Mitchell 300 reel. That was my first look at monofiliment fishing line! And that was about 1962! Read this:

DuPont made public in 1938 that their company had invented nylon[5]. This new invention was the first synthetic fiber, fabrics that are commonly used in textiles today[6]. In 1939, DuPont began marketing nylon monofilament fishing lines; however, braided Dacron lines remained the most used and popular fishing line for the next two decades. DuPont seized the opportunity in 1959 and introduced Stren, a thinner monofilament line that could be used in a large range of reels, including newly introduced spinning and spin casting tackle. Stren's monofilament lines soon became the fishermen's favorite fishing line because of its ease of use.

[Duff]

Very interesting... I have a couple of spools of 'Spiderwire' superline but never used the stuff. I'm guessing that's equivelent to Fireline? They also have rebate coupons for that posted on their site - $10 rebate for two spools: http://www.spiderwire.com/cat.php?k=50687&sk=50687

I think I'll try some of the stuff out this weekend if it doesn't get completely rained out...

[PK]

I've used Fireline since it came out .. great stuff.. prior to that I used Berkley Fusion.. used to be packaged in a Foil-like package.. I've tried PowerPro one time.. didn't like it..

now what I use Fireline for... first off I NEVER use it on my casting or conventional reels...tried it once.. a pain to me especially when I fished the pier for flounder .. just didn't like it....never tried using it offshore though. plus I'm not a fan of using spinning gear for bottomfishing or trolling.. only for plugging...

I use Fireline on my light to medium spinning reels mainly for plugging either in the surf or what I used to do a lot of.. plugging for Spaniards and Blues off the local pier using 1500 to 2500 size Stradic spinning reels.. been using it on light rigs like a Stradic 1000 for largemouth bass in the golf lakes and ponds around here... also on ultralight Daiwa 1000 reel... I very rarely use more than 10# test Fireline .. on the smaller reels 6# test.. it's plenty strong... and be careful pulling on it.. if you get hung up on anything.. make a couple of wraps on a wood dowel like a cut broomstick handle or stick or branch and pull that way.. never by hand..it'll cut you ..

before you spool any braided line.. make sure you either put a bottomshot of mono on the spool or do like I do.. put one wrap of sticky electrical tape( a/k/a friction tape) around the spool before tying on the Fireline or whatever braided line you use... I've never had any type of problem using the friction tape in all these years.. braided line is very slippery and will slip on the spool if you don't do that...

also.. to be a bit thrifty... when you think it's time for new Fireline or any braid for that matter... being that it costs so much.. you can just reverse it.. best way is to get a second spool for the reel and respool it onto it... you now get two times the usage out of one spool of Fireline...

[PK]

Dacron is till used a lot by King Mac guys fishing the end of Piers using trolley rigs in both NC and SC... they like the limited stretch using it on their fighting reels..

trolley rigs.. one rod with an anchor weighted line ... then a fighting rod with the bait attached to the anchor line on the first rod with a slide.. the rig of choice for Carolina King Mac Pier fishermen