6lb or 8lb Fireline

[chief 1]

i'm going to buy some new line soon and i wanted to know what's better for bream,little flathead and trevally,8lb or 6lb and how much will it cost,i didn't look at the prices because i wasn't gonna buy it before but now i need some

[Keechie]

go the 6lb for sure on 6lb i have caught bream, trevally, flathead, barra and even an 82cm barra on 6lb. for bream now i use 2lb platypus braid which is still quite tough if your starting off i would buy the 4lb but another brand like platypus braid or another brand due to having to use the fireline a bit to get it soft and once it starts to get a bit soft it frays. hope it helps.

regards,
keechie

[ffejsmada]

........................4lb.

[chief 1]

yeh i will get 6lb

[marty+jojo]

........................4lb.

I agree with Jeff definately 4lb, you will cast light lures further and more accurately. It is more than strong enough to stop big bream and flatties.
Marty.

[BARRAkid]

umm what size reel is it ?
i have a 1500 exceller plus with 6lb
a exceller 2500 with 8lb
a penn accord with 2000 10lb
a tierra 4000 with 20lb
it all depends where you are going to go fishing if you are around piers or rocks or oyster racks go 6lb if you are fishing in safe structure like under boats go 4lb

[cheese]

New here, but i'd go 4 pound for sure.

Landed a 90cm flatty on 4lb nitlon just two days ago.

The only estuary fish i can think of that might push 4lb is a big jew, but even then i think you could come close if you were patient

[chris_lure_man]

definetally 4lb unless u r going to a PE braid which is thinner.
cheers chris

[the baker]

Go the 4 pound Casting will be much better it will give you more options with really light lures.

Dave.

[bass-pirate]

yea 6lb i find is major overkill. I got a 69cm flathead a couple of weeks ago with 6lb vanish leader and 3lb fireline, It pulled a fair bit of drag with some big run's and it was a reasonable length fight but thats the point isnt it? I am now going to change to the 2lb stuff and try the 1lb as well purely because its thinner and less wirey. If you set your drag correctly and learn to tie good joining knots from main line to leader, you shouldnt ever get snapped off by ANY bream or flathead. I personally think the only time you need to go heavier is when your fishing for really hard fighting fish around snags.

Cheers, Dave

[Shagga]

4lb will do the job.

[MitchCalcutt]

Personally I’d go 10lb and down size the leader to suite. No trouble casting, easy to see and less fatigue factor. You can always down size leader but you can’t upsize Braid.
Mitch

[GPB]

Good shot from left field there Mitch, I agree, a smaller profile leader is more important IMO , not sure about as heavy as 10lb line though

[NAGG]

I've found that Fireline breaks well over the stated breaking strain ( with good knots) ........ So I'd be going no heavier than 6 & would be leaning to 4lb

Nagg

[MitchCalcutt]

Good shot from left field there Mitch, I agree, a smaller profile leader is more important IMO , not sure about as heavy as 10lb line though

Hi GPB,
I read all the above mentioned quotes, every one has their prefered line because they have tried other methods and have come up with the outfit that suites them.
I use 10lb in salt for reasons that suite my style of fishing. Most reel come with two spools anyway so 10 on one 4 on the other, you can't go wrong.
Mitch