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Post by Bucktales on Mar 1, 2004 19:26:27 GMT -5
Anyone ever try this stuff? I started using it on my salmon trolling rods about 5 years ago, and I love it. You can feel every head-shake of the fish while fighting it. The only problem I have with the stuff is the darn knots you have to use on it. It usually takes me 3 attempts per knot to get it right. If you use Fusion, what knot do you use, and how strong is it?
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Post by senecabow on Mar 1, 2004 21:11:50 GMT -5
I tried it a few years ago, on some jig rods, kept coming up with walleye lips and no fish. That was the first time using the no stretch lines. I ended up going back to mono. Two years ago tried FireLine on some trolling rigs, like it a lot. Think I'll give Spiderwire another try. Palomar Knot works well with FireLine and SpiderWire. A little info on SpiderWire www.fishsa.com/spiderwr.php |
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Post by Bucktales on Mar 1, 2004 21:20:30 GMT -5
Seneca, I had problems at first with pulling the lure out of the fishes mouths on a hook set. I have since gone to an 8' shock leader of 24lb test mono, and it cured the problem. That polomar knot looks one heck of a lot easier to tie than the one Im using now. I'll give it a try this spring. Thanks.
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Post by senecabow on Mar 1, 2004 21:55:48 GMT -5
I also had to go with a shock leader on the fireline. Fishing for walleye in Erie I only use 12 or 15# test Fluorocarbon, but tie in 20-50ft or so. I sure like them super lines.  We use a lot of live bait (leeches and crawlers) under slip floats. --- Went to 6# test fireline on the spinning reels with a 10ft Fluoro leader so far so good. |
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Post by CatfishBilly on Mar 2, 2004 1:03:21 GMT -5
A couple of years back, I tried the power pro super line, and although it casts like a dream, I had a very large bluegill out on our first trip of the season, the line shot off, I set the hook, and the fight was on!, for about seconds. The knot slipped and I lost the fish  Thing is, MY KNOTS HAVE NEVER SLIPPED! I then later discover you need to tie certain knots for these lines. I also discover after taking it off my spool that it had actually did some digging into the spool. That was enough for me. I like copolymer lines or dacron. All my big rigs I use copolymer line and leaders. Ill switch to dacron sometimes throughout the year, but the copoly's are my lines of choice. My smaller spinning outfits I use Stren Magnathin on, but thats just my preference. Ill never use any braids, or superlines again. Peace, Bill |
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Post by hoythunter48 on Mar 5, 2004 23:52:45 GMT -5
Personally i think spiderwire is junk. I think mono is hard to beat, but i do have fireline on my walleye rig, and raptor line on two of my catfishing rigs. Two years ago a couple friends had told me abotu berkley whiplash for catfishin so i got out and buy a spool and i think its quite possibly the worst invesment ive ever made in fishing gear, i keep 50lb raptor on two of my catfishing rigs and a variety of mono on either thing else, if your fishing with a slip float a braid or superline is definitely a nono.
As far as mono goes, last year for a science fair project i tested three brands of line, Stren original, trilene original, and soem cheap shakespeare line all in 6lb test, pound for pound the shakespeare was the strongest, but failed in the aspects of stretch and castability, the trilene was very weak but had a low stretch, the stren held its own in weight and faired the best in all the other catergories. Which there are alot of other brands out there but those are the main two.
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Post by CatfishBilly on Mar 6, 2004 0:38:10 GMT -5
Ive always liked Stren line but never had much luck with Berkley. I did give the Iron Silk copolymer line a try last year. I put 30lb. on an Ambassadeur 6600 Rocket and it wasnt too bad, but didnt sink as well as Silver Thread. Held alot of memory as well. It does however tie a heck of a knot and makes a great leader.
I tried 30lb magnathin once but it really sucked. The smaller diameter magnathin is really good stuff on spinning outfits.
Interesting info hoythunter.
Peace,
Bill
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Post by hunt4fun1 on Mar 6, 2004 5:50:14 GMT -5
Neat project hoyt!!
I gonna agree with hoyt on this one, not because I really know but because that's what I've always bought and prolly always will.
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Post by sswpriz on Mar 6, 2004 14:05:23 GMT -5
For thje fishing that i do up here, I will stick with the mono ! I have had friends try the fireline and others and after a while they go back to mono. Seems the firelines do wear on the reels and guides considerably !!
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Post by BUCKINTHEWOODZ on Mar 8, 2004 10:32:21 GMT -5
ive tried it on my baitcast 5500 reel. it worked pretty good, i changed all my line to fireline on all my bait casts. i like the smooth cast of the line.,
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