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From: bubbagump
Category: Fish Report
Date: 09/30/02
Time: 08:16 PM
Haven't used Spider Wire but have used Fireline. I use it for plugging for Spanish and Blues on spinning reels and I love it. The distance I get is AMAZING!!!!!Have tried it on casting reels and ended up spooling it on spinner. The backlashes on a casting reel can be really, really, REALLY nasty. Did I mention that backlashes are nasty?The lack of line memory makes it really tough to sort out a bird's nest. It's really tough stuff and the small line diameter lets you cast a lure a country mile (no comparison to mono). Has longer life than mono- ends up costing about the same in the long run. Be sure to spool on about 50 yards mono as backing and then tie the Fireline to the mono. This stuff is very slippery. If you tie the Fireline or Spiderwire directly to the spool, you will have major problems because all of the line will slip on the spool and you'll think that the drag on your reel has completely failed. Beacuse of the same slippery nature of braided lines, make sure you have a good knot tying the braided line to the mono. Could go into a long discourse about knots, but what works best for me is to double up the two lines and tie a two wrap overhand knot. Then I take the tag ends and tie two Half hitches around the standing line of the opposite line for both tag ends. Ugly, but very effective. Would not recommend braided line for drum fishing. If you are fishing in a crowd, and you have multiple hookups on big fish, the braided line will slice through your neighbor's mono like a knife through hot butter. Caution, if you are trying to really heave it with an open face spinner, make sure that your drag is cinched down really tight. If your drag slips, it can slice your finger much more readily than mono.