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Fireline is very strong---much stronger than what it's rated (the webmaster of another site tested 14# Fireline and found it to break at about 34# of pull). It's not as thin as the packaging says---based on what yardage of Big Game mono I know my reels hold, 14# Fireline is equal to about 10# BG, 20# is equal to about 14# mono, and 30# is equal to about 20# mono.
It's also not as limp as you think. When it's new out of the package, it has a wiry feel to it and it has a slight bit of spool memory, which actually helps keep it manageable on old fashioned spinning reels, like the Penn Spinfisher and SS series, and the Daiwa BG. It comes off the spool a little tighter than totally limp spun braids like Power Pro or Whiplash. I use a Palomar knot on Fireline and it won't ever slip. The slickness wears off quickly and the line gets a "fuzzy" texture. Doesn't affect the strength.
Of all the spools of it I've used, I only had one bad batch---a spool of 14# that started delaminating.
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