Switching from fireline to mono.?

[breamdude]

Thinking of re-spooling with flourocarbon mono as a mainline due to the fact that I can tie a jig straight on (no leader) which would reduce costs and time re-tying.

How much would I loose in casting distance? I do alot of work with 1/32-1/16oz weights and am happy with the distance I get (using 4lb fireline) on my Stella 6'6" rod + Sienna 2000 spinning reel.

Can Anyone recommend a brand? I was thinking Berkey Sensation in 2 or 4lb, but don't know much about the different brands for use as a mainline.

Any advice would be great. Thanks, Mitchell.

[breamdude]

*Thats Flourocarbon OR mono.

[PECKER]

BREAMDUDE I HAVE BEEN A USER OF 4LB FIRELINE AS WELL BUT I HAVE NOW SPOOLED UP WITH SOME PLATYPUS SUPER100 4LB MONO FOR WHEN FISHING AWAY FROM STRUCTURE.I HAVENT YET TRIED IT OUT FOR CASTING DISTANCE BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW AFTER MY NEXT OUTING

[fatman]

If you are going to spool up with a flourocarbon, Berkley Vanish would probably be the way to go, although could be a tad expensive.
Just a personal observation, I fish two rods, one with Fireline and one with mono. The mono will only cast half the distance as the Firline, and it is flatout casting a 1/32 jighead. I think that the smaller jigs are too light to pull the heavier weight of the mono line off the spool, there is also more drag along the guides because of the thicker line dia.

FATMAN

Gday.
You will loose a bit of casting distance. I loose about 30%
The other downfall is the huge drop in feel through the line! You will miss hits/fish when using mono over fireline, but not too many so dont stress!
I used to be a strictly 2kg mono all the way, but changed to fireline as the increased feel produces more fish for me!!!
HTH

Dave

[dantheman]

just checking this works

[breamdude]

Thanks for that Dan.

Pecker, please let me know how you go.

I've read some other posts and had a good think about the change. Based on people's opinions, I've come up with this:

PROS: -Cheaper.
-Less time tying.
-Less 'spook'.
-More abrasion resistance.

CONS: -Less 'feel'.
-Slight loss in casting distance.
-Lower breaking strain.
-Memory.
-Stretch.

The main issue seems to be the huge loss in 'feel' over the lure, which results in less hookups and a loss in confidence.

Despite Fireline being the hands down fave Ive really gotta 'try it out' for myself (another excuse to go fishin'[:lol]) So I'll be some purchasing 3lb Siglon (decision based on line diameter) unless anyone can reccommend a better fluro line. I believe it comes in a 200m spool, So should I use it all or half it and use backing? Also how far from the edge of the spool should I go? I was thinking 1-2mm but am not really sure..

Mitch.

[pw-bream]

Originally posted by breamdude
*Thats Flourocarbon OR mono.

No it's not, you were correct the first time.

Your correction should have been to:
"fluorocabon or nylon monofilament"

Fluorocarbon is a marketing name for a material, just like Nylon, Spectra, Dyneema, Polyethylene, etc.

Mono is short for monofilament which is a description for how the material is made/used.

We see all manner of fibres (natural and synthetic) used in braided configurations. We also see some synthetic fibres used in braided configurations. We also see some synthetic fibres as monofilaments.

Nylon, fluorocarbon, polyethylene, etc can and are all produced as "monfilaments", it just means a single homogenous strand.

The fluorocarbon lines we use as leaders and mainlines are monofilaments, as are the typical nylon and co-polymer lines we use.