Posts: 474
Threads: 0
Joined: Jan 2003
Reputation:
0
When I went to powell last weekend fishing for strippers eerrr.. stripers I invested in fire line for the first time.I love it Its great stuff!!(for stripers anyway). I have one question,what its the down sides of it,the only thing i saw is it started to unwind itself or come apart after so many casts.Any of you have this problem?? I would like to get everyones feeling on this fire line the pros and cons!!
[signature]
Posts: 2,993
Threads: 0
Joined: Feb 2004
Reputation:
0
I find it to be brittle in extremely cold weather. Other than that I havent had a problem.
[signature]
Posts: 15,421
Threads: 1,297
Joined: Feb 2002
Reputation:
11
I use it for vertical jigging for macks, and it works well for that. It would not work well for trolling where one needs a little give in the line, especially if one was trolling for kokanee.
[signature]
Posts: 2,345
Threads: 31
Joined: Sep 2002
Reputation:
1
[font "Arial Black"][red][size 3] I have never had a problem myself, but that's not saying that it won't happen.[/size][/red][/font]
[font "Arial Black"][#ff0000][size 3][/size][/#ff0000][/font]
[font "Arial Black"][#ff0000][size 3] AFdan52[/size][/#ff0000][/font]
[signature]
Posts: 26,682
Threads: 0
Joined: Jul 2003
Reputation:
0
Fireline and Ceramic guides don't mix. It tends to wear a groove in the guides.
I have also found that fireline and Coffee grinders (spinning reels) don't mix either. Too much memory.
Fireline and Baitcast reels with steel guides are a good math reguardless of the type of fishing that you do. I use it on certain saltwater applications and have had excellent results.[cool]
[signature]
Posts: 92
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2003
Reputation:
0
My father loves to use a sliding bobber when fishing off the bottom but the fireline doesn't slide through the shaft of the bobber well unless there is extra heavy sinkers, which tends to lend to a lot of snags on the bottom.
BBG
[signature]
Posts: 1,150
Threads: 0
Joined: Nov 2003
Reputation:
0
For me i have found it hard to tie.But i do use it for leader,when trolling for big macks.I like it as leader material,cuz it dont have much strech.
[signature]
Posts: 32,642
Threads: 383
Joined: Feb 2002
Reputation:
33
I used Fireline and it did not hold up well when jigging in deep water for macks, the line started to unravel and made it very hard to retie. The freezing temps might have made it come apart sooner but it got so bad that I replaced it before the year was over. I bought braided spiderwire next and have had it on for over a year with out the problems I had with Fire line. I use it on a bait caster reel, jigging in deep water and trolling with side planners but I don't think it would work very good for casting. WH2
[signature]
Posts: 574
Threads: 0
Joined: Oct 2003
Reputation:
0
I have spider wire on a spinning reel and I am impressed with how well it casts. Give it a try it might suprise you. This line is now in its fourth year of some pretty heavy use and finnally showing its age. Think I will replace it this year.
[signature]
Posts: 474
Threads: 0
Joined: Jan 2003
Reputation:
0
Would the fire line or the braded line work for ice fishing..I would think to have the ultra thin line 2lb dia the awsome sensitivity would be great for ice fishing when the bites are soooo lite..
[signature]
Posts: 474
Threads: 0
Joined: Jan 2003
Reputation:
0
That would be a problem if your line freezes..Have any of you used the floralcarbon line??? I think its a berkly or stren product.
[signature]
Posts: 32,642
Threads: 383
Joined: Feb 2002
Reputation:
33
I thought the braided line would be hard to cast because of the resistance of the braid on the guides but it sounds like it might be worth a try, thanks. What kind of guides are on the pole you use with the spider line? WH2
[signature]
Posts: 98
Threads: 0
Joined: Jun 2005
Reputation:
0
Hi Steve,
I am a little late with this, but like BigFishrule said, I also love SpiderWire on my spinning reel. I started using it three years in Pelican Lake, throwing hulu poppers into the reeds. You can rip the lure right throw the garbage and I have never broke the line. I still have it on a spinning reel and is now showing some wear, so I guess I should replace it.
[signature]
Posts: 245
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2003
Reputation:
0
I was curious if this stuff would work for fly fishing so I visted the site. Here are some tips posted from Berkley on using the stuff.
[url "http://www.berkley-fishing.com/technotes/1222-FireLine-Tips.htm"]http://www.berkley-fishing.com/technotes/1222-FireLine-Tips.htm[/url]
[signature]
Posts: 474
Threads: 0
Joined: Jan 2003
Reputation:
0
Thanks for the web link. That was good info on fire line.I uesed it trolling at the berry last saturday and it was great .I could feel just the slittest taps on my jig.I didnt notice any unraveling either..I guess the jury is still out,but so far so good!!
[signature]
Posts: 37
Threads: 0
Joined: Jul 2005
Reputation:
0
Fireline is tough, my only problem with it is all the black marks left behind, whenever it touched anything.
Perhaps this only lasts a short time. But after one time using it, and having my hands painted black, I switched to spiderwire stealth.
[signature]
Posts: 474
Threads: 0
Joined: Jan 2003
Reputation:
0
Is fireline and spiderwire the same kind of line or is it completly diffirent from each other??
[signature]