Braid

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by piemma

IMO, best braid on the market. I buy 1200 yard spools directly from www.corlandline.com

I use it on spinners for the Canal, conventionals for the Canal and on all my boat rods for livelining pogies, 3-waying eels and throwing plugs.

Paul, that link isn't working (missing a letter). Here's the link to the Cortland site.
Cortland - Home

I may have to try the Masterbraid. The price on the 1200 yard spool is pretty good on that site. I've used PowerPro for years with no real problems and still have 40lb on one reel. I also have 50lb Fireline on another reel and I feel like it's more susceptible to nicks, although it casts great.

[JackK]

For schoolie/albie setups (7' rods, 4k shimanos) I use fireline regular (fused)... Generally 12 or 15 lb, can't remember.

On Penn Z series, I use the fireline regular 20 lb (~40 lb breaking test).

On the VS in the surf I use Sufix 50.

And on my conventionals I use PP, 80 on the cod stick and 50 for bass/tog.

Fireline is much easier to tie in the lighter lines, and lays well on a 704z. Suffix seems to cast and lay the best in the surf, and I've had the least wind knot issues with it.

Just my 0.02

[piemma]

Originally Posted by fishbones

Paul, that link isn't working (missing a letter). Here's the link to the Cortland site.
Cortland - Home

I may have to try the Masterbraid. The price on the 1200 yard spool is pretty good on that site. I've used PowerPro for years with no real problems and still have 40lb on one reel. I also have 50lb Fireline on another reel and I feel like it's more susceptible to nicks, although it casts great.

Sorry. old typing fingers

[Nebe]

great history..




CORTLAND LINE COMPANY –
THE EARLY DAYS.


During the summer of 1915, Ray Smith, a merchant and avid angler, from Cortland New York, decided he’d had enough of the clothing business. Ray, an expert in braiding technology, designed and produced a unique selection of braided silk fishing lines that soon made Cortland Line Company one of the major players in the fishing line business of the early 1900’s.


With the onset of World War II, the production of fishing lines took a back seat to needs of the US armed forces. Parachute and bomb cord became first priority. Cortland Line developed many advanced manufacturing methods and technologies to help the war effort.

[Monty]

I switched over to 65lb blue diamond braid, casts very far and no wind knots.

https://www.fishermansoutfitter.com/...rd-Spools.aspx