Braided Fishing Line
The ultimate in strength is braided fishing line. If you try biting this off, you be at the dentist! You need to carry a sharp knife or nail clippers when you fish with this. You can get tremendous strength from a small diameter line. A 30 pound test braided fishing line is about the diameter of 8 pound monofilament. This makes it a good choice for a mainline when trolling a long line. You can just get a lot more line on your reel without sacrificing strength. The first braids to come out were pretty horrible. The flat line cross section was tangling and tying its own knots around your pole. The problems have since been solved and it makes for a great line when faced with heavy duty line stress. Braided line is a popular choice for heavy cover fishing. For some it has taken the place of traditional fluorocarbon in heavy grass and stump beds. It does not have the ability to disappear like fluorocarbon but it has all the abrasion resistance. A great combination is to tie a heavy fluorocarbon on to a braided main fishing line. The line remains invisible near the lure and no worries about break offs. When flipping into heavy grass, a green colored braid is all that is needed anyway. Set the hook and...HEAVE HO! Braided fishing line is designed for bait caster and trolling rods. You do sacrifice on visibility so tiny lures on a spinning reel just isn't the place for this stuff. The new braids are slippery smooth and knots will slip. A trilene knot is recommended for keeping the lure on. Go with a double uni knot for joining a leader on the end. When you set the hook, take it easy! You'll end of with a face full of hooks and you'll be THAT guy bleeding all over the dock. Braided line has practically zero line stretch, so all the force ends up at the lure. If you see a bass swimming around with no lips, it's probably from someone setting the hook too hard with braid tied on!
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