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Slipknot · 02-07-2002, 08:54 PM

GB, first this is probably not the best thread to ask questions, they may get lost in the sauce.

If you have not fished braid before, I would suggest Fireline. It was the first braid I tried, it helped in the distance of my casts and it's characteristics are not that far from mono other than the no-stretch and ya have to use a palomar knot.
Fireline is not actually a braid, it's micro-dyneema. But it still has very little stretch. Once it is broken in it gets softer and turns whiter. I would start with 20 lb then maybe try 14 lb for that 6500 reel.

I still use fireline 14 lb for surf fishing and I use whiplash 65lb for jigging the canal.

02-07-2002, 08:54 PM	#10
Slipknot Super Moderator iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Middleboro MA Posts: 17,125	GB, first this is probably not the best thread to ask questions, they may get lost in the sauce. If you have not fished braid before, I would suggest Fireline. It was the first braid I tried, it helped in the distance of my casts and it's characteristics are not that far from mono other than the no-stretch and ya have to use a palomar knot. Fireline is not actually a braid, it's micro-dyneema. But it still has very little stretch. Once it is broken in it gets softer and turns whiter. I would start with 20 lb then maybe try 14 lb for that 6500 reel. I still use fireline 14 lb for surf fishing and I use whiplash 65lb for jigging the canal.