I went out with a guide salt water fishing in Sarasota Bay last year in
Florida. He used exclusively PowerPro. It was either 20lb or 30lb test.
He said it was less all around trouble to keep his customers happy. I would
have to agree. These high strength lines have small diameters which is an
advantage over mono. I have since switched to PowerPro for my freshwater
fishing and I really like it. I have also used Fireline with good success,
but I like the PowerPro better because it just looks better longer. The
only time I really consider using mono is for slip bobber fishing, but even
then, I still use the braided.

The only thing I hate about braided lines is tying a palomar knot and
trimming it. I can tie an improved clinch knot in my sleep and mono is
always easier to trim. The braided stuff is difficult to cut. But hey,
that is a good thing! :-)

Jeff

P.S. I have heard good comments about Stren braided line, but I do not have
experience with it. It is more expensive than PowerPro.

"GeneS" wrote in message
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I plan to replace all the line on all my fresh & sal****er reels.
I'm still using the old open-face spinning & Ambassador baitcasters
for sal****er trout, reds & flounder - as well as bass in fresh water:-)

QUESTION:
Is there one good monofiliment type line that I can use for both
fresh & sal****er?

Here's my order of interest:
1. Will not tangle (curl up) - the grandkids will be using them as well
2. Will stretch - rather than break
3. The diameter of the line should be as small as possible for,
I guess about 15 pound or so line ...
I'm not really sure about the pound rating of the line. I guess
there is some compromise between line diameter & pounds -
but I do not know what that is. "I prefer to give up a few feet in casting
distance & have more line strength - just do not want that trophy to break
the line."

Here's a couple of links that I found.
I was unable to find a really good & objective review of fishing line.

Spider wi
http://www.hunting-fishing-gear.com/...splay/270.html

Fluorocarbon:

http://www.activeangler.com/articles.../invisible.asp

THANKS
Gene