Line types…if you could only have one

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Line types…if you could only have one

Post by Freddie » Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:37 pm

Fluorocarbon vs. monofilament vs. braid or superlines…if you could only have one what would you take?
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by Hobie-Wan Kenobi » Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:13 pm

Hmm...I would say monofilament. There are some nice monofilaments out there these days that they can cover pretty much everything.
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by Bronzeye » Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:21 pm

Freddie, perhaps you should clarify whether someone voting for braid could use other materials (nylon mono or fluorocarbon) for a leader.

If so, that would be my choice (though I currently have mono on at least three times as many spools as either braid or fluorocarbon).
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by slipperybob » Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:22 pm

One that they haven't made/released yet.

Braid that's solid fluorocarbon coated. It will be tough as fluorocarbon lines and short stretch strong as braids. A hollow fluorocarbon line with a braid core? :mrgreen:
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by hoohoorjoo » Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:35 pm

8 carrier braid all day and twice on Sundays.
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by Dalleinf » Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:38 pm

hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:35 pm
 8 carrier braid all day and twice on Sundays.
Yes, braid, whatever carrier :D

And leader does not matter...
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by QUAKEnSHAKE » Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:03 pm

Braid no hesitation.
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by MeatHead » Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:11 am

Braid for me
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by jvelth74 » Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:42 am

Braid, but in freezing conditions braid can't be used. So if mono wouldn't allowed, fishing would be limited...
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by Hobie-Wan Kenobi » Fri Dec 17, 2021 5:15 am

jvelth74 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:42 am
 Braid, but in freezing conditions braid can't be used. So if mono wouldn't allowed, fishing would be limited...
That is why I chose mono :lol:
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by Hogsticker2 » Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:47 am

Nope. I already use fluoro for everything except top water. If I had to choose just one line, it would specifically be Sunline Defier original, but I wouldn't be happy about it. Good thing I don't have to.
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by Dalleinf » Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:54 am

^ agree, good thing we do not have to.
I like fluoro and mono, but end up with braid on most reels.
Braid lasts (almost) forever and work best for most of my applications.
This time of year mono shines but I am no fan of fishing in freezing temps.
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by toddmc » Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:59 am

Click bait post ](*,) Why? If I could only sleep with one super model, who would it be? :roll:
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by hoohoorjoo » Fri Dec 17, 2021 4:51 pm

toddmc wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:59 am
 Click bait post ](*,) Why? If I could only sleep with one super model, who would it be? :roll:
Not a fair analogy. People don't care THAT much about sex with a supermodel. 😂😜🤪
Try not to let your mind wander. It is much too small to be outside unsupervised.
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Re: Line types…if you could only have one

Post by hoohoorjoo » Fri Dec 17, 2021 4:56 pm

jvelth74 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:42 am
 Braid, but in freezing conditions braid can't be used. So if mono wouldn't allowed, fishing would be limited...
If I lived where that was a problem, I'd have to move, period. If moving was no option, I'd seriously contemplate ending it all.
Try not to let your mind wander. It is much too small to be outside unsupervised.
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