mono--how old is too old?

[Rockport24]

maybe I should be ashamed to admit I still use mono (tried braid, didn't like the knots!) I change my spool out a few times a season, when it starts to get kind of brittle. You probably don't need to change the whole spool though, prob only the first 100 yards or so that are used the most.

[BigFish]

I am not ashamed! I use mono and I always will!!! Bright, shines in the sunlight mono!!! While I am casting and catching I love to hear my associates whining about the knots and the breakoffs and the "ripped lips" and lost fish from their $50 spools of braid! $7 a spool #20 Berkeley Big Game Green.......ahhhhhhh so nice!!

To the point...old is old but still usable! Too old is too old and should be changed!! See??!!! Pretty easy!!

[goosefish]

I figured as much. I'm going to risk it. Good to see the same crew on here. Though I'm sure there are about 1,000 new faces since my last post in '04.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I am not ashamed! I use mono and I always will!!! Bright, shines in the sunlight mono!!! While I am casting and catching I love to hear my associates whining about the knots and the breakoffs and the "ripped lips" and lost fish from their $50 spools of braid! $7 a spool #20 Berkeley Big Game Green.......ahhhhhhh so nice!

I've used braid almost from day one and rarely ever had any of those issues. Windknots come when you first spool it up or from gear/tackle that puts extra twist in the line. When first spooled, the braid will screw up until the line finds its happy place and length. Also never had a braid palomar knot fail. $23 for a 300yd spool of Powerpro on sale, line has been on there for 3 years with no issues with break offs and no concerns about it turning brittle.

At the canal, less resistance when jigging and can jig with less weight.

Best of all, my 30# braid with 8# diameter and no memory will cast significantly further than equivalent mono.

[MarkB]

I'm a happy mono user. I like that it has give to it, and I don't have to worry about cutting my finger off when I cast. When I finish the spool of mono I have left - some time next year - I may get some braid, but I'm in no hurry to do so. People caught plenty of fish using mono line - it's not like fish like braid better.