"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 9/19/2006 7:51 PM, JimH wrote:
I use Stren original.

So many choices.............Berkley, Daiwa, Spiderline,
Shakespeare............the list goes on.

Never had a problem with Stren.

What do you swear by?


I line my spinning and casting reels with enough mono to cover the spool,
then I wind on a spool of Berkley Fireline. I've gotten away from using
mono as working line. I tie on a leader of fluorocarbon.

Same hear. But I use Calcutta braid. I really like the Calcutta over the
PowerPro. It's cheaper, and I haven't had the failures I've seen in
PowerPro.

For my trolling rod (dolphin, billfish, tuna, wahoo, etc), I use hi-vis
Momoi Diamond 30 lb. test on a Tiagra 30 2-speed. The stretch in the line
helps absorb some of the shock of a hard-hitting fish. I've had hooks
break, straighten, and/or pull when using braid while trolling.

But when I'm bottom fishing, I like the zero-stretch braids.