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<blockquote data-quote="J.P." data-source="post: 729964" data-attributes="member: 6"><p>After using the near zero stretch superlines it's really hard to switch back to standard mono.</p><p>Flourocarbon is great, but it doesn't handle very well on light rigs....the "Vanish" handles a little better.</p><p></p><p>What I use are the gel spun lines like <strong>Berkely Fireline</strong>.</p><p>It's available in "crystal" now as well for ultra-light rigs (as the original "smoke" and "flame green")</p><p><a href="http://www.berkley-fishing.com/cat.php?k=134073&sk=134070" target="_blank">http://www.berkley-fishing.com/cat.php?k=134073&sk=134070</a></p><p></p><p>It's very thin and sensitive.</p><p>The 8lb test has a diameter of a 3lb line!</p><p>Obviously that's superb for ultra-light rigs.</p><p></p><p>The Fireline knots well, is insanely strong, and most importantly has almost no stretch at all.....not enough to matter. Hooks pretty much set themselves when using this stuff, and the feeling transmitted through the line is second to none.</p><p></p><p>When you fill up a spinning reel, run the line through the first guide, then onto the reel, and lay the spool flat on the ground.</p><p>Hold the rod/reel about 2ft above the spool of line and give it about 10-12 cranks. Then lower your rod down toward the spool of new line.</p><p>If when you lower your rod you notice a bunch of line twist, simply flip the spool package over on it's other side and then finish loading the reel.</p><p></p><p>One tip to help prevent line twist on a spinning reel while fishing is to always close the bail <u>by hand</u> <em>before</em> starting to reel....never close the bail by simply reeling.</p><p>Another thing that helps is to never reel <em>against</em> the drag....if the drag is singing, stop reeling. You can either set your drag higher or play the fish with the rod more...just don't reel against the drag.</p><p></p><p>When using the superlines, drag setting isn't all that critical because the stuff is very strong and the likelyhood of breaking it is almost nil.</p><p>With those lines, you should set the drag so that it slips just a little bit upon hookset....that's to keep from breaking your rod!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J.P., post: 729964, member: 6"] After using the near zero stretch superlines it's really hard to switch back to standard mono. Flourocarbon is great, but it doesn't handle very well on light rigs....the "Vanish" handles a little better. What I use are the gel spun lines like [B]Berkely Fireline[/B]. It's available in "crystal" now as well for ultra-light rigs (as the original "smoke" and "flame green") [url]http://www.berkley-fishing.com/cat.php?k=134073&sk=134070[/url] It's very thin and sensitive. The 8lb test has a diameter of a 3lb line! Obviously that's superb for ultra-light rigs. The Fireline knots well, is insanely strong, and most importantly has almost no stretch at all.....not enough to matter. Hooks pretty much set themselves when using this stuff, and the feeling transmitted through the line is second to none. When you fill up a spinning reel, run the line through the first guide, then onto the reel, and lay the spool flat on the ground. Hold the rod/reel about 2ft above the spool of line and give it about 10-12 cranks. Then lower your rod down toward the spool of new line. If when you lower your rod you notice a bunch of line twist, simply flip the spool package over on it's other side and then finish loading the reel. One tip to help prevent line twist on a spinning reel while fishing is to always close the bail [U]by hand[/U] [I]before[/I] starting to reel....never close the bail by simply reeling. Another thing that helps is to never reel [I]against[/I] the drag....if the drag is singing, stop reeling. You can either set your drag higher or play the fish with the rod more...just don't reel against the drag. When using the superlines, drag setting isn't all that critical because the stuff is very strong and the likelyhood of breaking it is almost nil. With those lines, you should set the drag so that it slips just a little bit upon hookset....that's to keep from breaking your rod! [/QUOTE]
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