On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:42:05 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:28:08 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

I got the 200# braided line because I was tired of break offs with
100# mono, and got a reasonably good deal on a 2,000 yard spool of the
good stuff. I haven't had any break offs with it yet but clearly the
point of failure has moved to the next weakest link - the reel in this
case.

If I ever start fishing again I would put braid on my spinning rod. It
looks like pretty good stuff. We used it for flying a tethered balloon
about 300 yards up and out. It was a hoot for the kids.

I got this picture of our house
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/balloon/Our...ls%20house.jpg

I got this one when we started reeling it back in
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/balloon/Pel...%20horizon.jpg




I use braid in the bay. Strong and thin, and can cut your hand or fingers if you try to pull it in
with a fish on. Not every mono knot works with braid. Hard to cut, most scissors or nail clippers
won't do the job - unless brand new. Needs a sharp knife. But size-wise it's probably ten times
stronger than mono.

Oh, you can't use it in your weed-eater either. What a downer.

John H.
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Hope you're having a great day!