| Fishing line technology has come a long way, years | | | | sensitivity be a massive amount so much so that the |
| ago nylon fishing line was virtually all that was | | | | angler can feel the smallest bite or a piece of weed |
| available, I'm sure everyone has used it or something | | | | hitting the line. The lines are usually a bright color to |
| similar at one stage or another. It was and still is for | | | | aid bite detection. |
| that matter referred to as monofilament line or mono | | | | These lines being so thin allows the angler to cast his |
| for short. | | | | line out much further, and when fishing in deep fast |
| Whilst it's still used today it has definitely lost its | | | | flowing water the line is not affected by the water |
| popularity, due to the major advancements in fishing | | | | pressure as much. These types of lines are almost |
| lines. These days fishing line has become hi-tech with | | | | essential when lure fishing as the line is the angler's |
| lines being barely as thick as cotton but 50 to 80 | | | | link to his lure, the line is how the angler determines |
| percent stronger than monofilament lines. | | | | what's happening to his lure and when to strike and |
| These hi-tech lines are called gel spun or braided lines, | | | | try to hook the fish. |
| both lines are made up of multiple strands of line | | | | Fluorocarbon fishing line is a fancy name given to |
| spun or braided together to form one line. Braided | | | | another essential part of lure fishing, fluorocarbon is |
| lines are like a miniature rope and are formed just like | | | | very similar to the nylon monofilament line mentioned |
| rope. | | | | earlier but has the distinct advantage of being almost |
| Whilst gel spun line is fibres spun together to form | | | | invisible under water. Most anglers will tie about a rod |
| one line. Both of these lines form a strong thin line | | | | length of fluorocarbon to the braided line then the |
| that has virtually no stretch at all, this increases the | | | | lure is tied to the fluorocarbon. |