20lb Ande Backcountry on a VS250 :D screw braid...

I have been digging the 65lb Cortland on my Newell 229 for jigging though....

20# Backcountry on a VS200. Ah hell,whats it matter.Never catch anything anyway.

Joe at least your not sitting in the freakin desert dreaming of fishing,, oh well it is only 110-115+ this time of year,,,,,,:smash::smash:

Cortland Masterbraid 65#:drool:

I have been using fireline crystal 20 lb this season in saltwater and really like it. Casts beautifully and no wind knots. Seems resistant to fraying up too.

I have been thinking though that wind knots may have more to do with spool design of the reel than with the line type. I have been using an old Zebo Cardinal 6x which if you haven't seen one is similar in design to a penn 710. I have good luck with the penn 710 too, but have had a few knots with suffix. It does not have a skirted spool and it sits in the top of the reel with the reel body around it. Anyway, I have never had a wind knot on that reel. I have used spiderwire fusion, original spiderwire, mono, and now the fireline crystal. I can throw a plug as hard as I can with this reel and have been fine so far. With my other reels that I have wind knot issues, I find if I really throw it with a lot of strength, you are more likely to get a tangle, compared to an easy lob type of cast.

I have been using spiderwire ultracast invisibraid in freswater this year and really like it. very supple, casts a mile and strong.

Until I find something better, FIRELINE has been my Go - To line.
I used to be a big P-Pro fan, but those phantom break-offs have stopped me from using it. Although P-Pro is a softer line from day 1, Fireline will also soften in time, and the strength seems superior (iffin' that makes any cents) :musc:

....and yes, I always have something spooled w/BigGame - I'll never forget ol' faithful.

i used 30#Fireline last year to NO problems, and many fish!!!
that is the best, imho and my limited experience..................

that's why this year i'm giving Sufix a whirl,
55# to 65#, paired with a 704Z and tied to
60# to 80# BGame mono shock, or Ande IGFA mono.

still loving the Ande BCountry for my mono set-up,
for the bait and sluggos rod.................that stuff is
SHWEEEEET! been very very good to me, sure hope
the Sufix does me right this year and if not; i am prepared to
try the BGame braid, it looks very similar to the Fireline?

50# Sufix Performance on Penn Slammer 560. Do not remember the last time I've had an issue with a wind knot or line twisting. Have never suffered from a surprise breakoff either.

When I first started using braid with a spinning reel, I would get "wind" knots. As I studied the situation, what was actually happening was that at the end of the cast and the onset of reeling, there was a tendancy for the line to hop up onto the top of the spool then get pulled back into the spool with subsequent reeling. This would result in a "wind" knot on a subsequent cast. Now I always pull some line at the end of the cast, prior to beginning to reel. No more "wind" knots.

I used Fireline recently and had it part many many times over a four day stretch, lost a ton of plugs, was it a knot issue or was I all balled up?

Do you have a cracked guide?