Mono , Who remembers ??

[Volvo]

Been thinking lately days gone by when one would try catch the biggest Fish on the lightest Mono .
Fishing for Sport i think we said it was ??.
Nowadays it seems everyone wants to use the highest breaking strain Braid in the thinnest diameter ??, am i right ??.

[Lovey80]

Been thinking lately days gone by when one would try catch the biggest Fish on the lightest Mono .
Fishing for Sport i think we said it was ??.
Nowadays it seems everyone wants to use the highest breaking strain Braid in the thinnest diameter ??, am i right ??.

the thinner braids I have used in that sub 20lb range are just such a pain in the ass to tie. They still cast very well, so leader is all that concerns me these days.

[tunaticer]

I no longer use mono as the mainline, but I do use mono as my leader material...esp Schnieder Klearline for toothy critters.

I still fish with leaders down to about 4lb though so at the end of it I am still fishing with spider web for the light lines.

I don't really see any advantage using flurocarbon unless the water is super clear....mono is much more forgiving than flurocarbon too.

[chris69]

Yer used to buy 15lb Schneider for the 6 -1/2 inch Alvey when i was young and that was for everything big that we caught .

[Lucky_Phill]

I use both Braid and Mono.

Mono for trolling only.

I use mono in waters up to say 50mtrs, then change to braid.

I only use mono for estuary fishing. Whiting and Bream.

I will say I have a small spin outfit with 10lb braid..... this is my " sport " set up......casting slugs at Spotties really tests gear and angler.

I used this same outfit up at 1770 near a reef and got blown away.... big Trout in the shallows. lesson learned, upgraded and all good.

having said all that, yep..... it is a sport and I tend to give the fish a fighting chance.

many a time I am " palming " the reel yelling " it's gonna spool me " !!!!!!!

LP

[Luc]

I use mono for bait fishing. Both my Alveys are spooled with mono.
Braid on all my lure casting/trolling outfits with mono leaders.

[stevej]

I still have 3 9 foot beach rods with 4000 sized daiwa excellers
and spooled with 6kg pink platypus

For spinning slices and bait fishing off the beach or rocks

[Neddey]

I still use mono for inshore and estuary bait fishing, last year got some STREN Clear Blue Fluorescent in from the US, stiil fantastic line.

[NAGG]

Been thinking lately days gone by when one would try catch the biggest Fish on the lightest Mono .
Fishing for Sport i think we said it was ??.
Nowadays it seems everyone wants to use the highest breaking strain Braid in the thinnest diameter ??, am i right ??.

Yep back in the ANSA days -- My sportfishing masters (mid 1980s) was predominantly based around fishing 1&2 kg mono . You needed lots of luck but I did manage some very good fish to get my masters - the best was a 4.2kg brown groper on 2kg .... a real challenge in just a few meters of water.

I'm a big fan of braid ....... sensitivity & diameter - specially combined with todays rod technology . For lure casting it's hands down the best.

Chris

[Dignity]

Yep back in the ANSA days -- My sportfishing masters (mid 1980s) was predominantly based around fishing 1&2 kg mono . You needed lots of luck but I did manage some very good fish to get my masters - the best was a 4.2kg brown groper on 2kg .... a real challenge in just a few meters of water.

I'm a big fan of braid ....... sensitivity & diameter - specially combined with todays rod technology . For lure casting it's hands down the best.

Chris

Chris I think you've hit the nail on the head, rod technology has moved forward to match braid qualities.

[Noelm]

I'm a pretty simple fisher, so, for me, mono on just about everything except deep dropping the shelf, and I mean "deep" not QLD deep, everything else, Snapper, general boat, rocks, beach and Estuary is all mono, been down the braid path, and it is better (in some ways) but, for simple easy fishing, mono every time......for me.

[Volvo]

I still use Mono mostly when chasing Lipper or Trout depending the tye of bottom inm fishing , but yes mono there otherwise mostly Braid for its sensatievety as mentioned previousely.
Missus uses Mono Always ..

[Dignity]

I do like mono if I'm float lining with no weight for big Grassies or snapper.

[NAGG]

Chris I think you've hit the nail on the head, rod technology has moved forward to match braid qualities.

Absolutely - I was an early adopter of gel spun braid in the mid 1990s ...... but the rod (blank) technology didn't catch up till the early to mid 2000s . Up to that point most rods had slow actions so casting with braid felt like a bungy ( the line was tort but the rod was still loading up ) - it was a funny sensation .
Today we have high modulus / fast tapered rods that cast beautifully when using braid .

Mono still has its place though .

Chris

[NAGG]

I still use Mono mostly when chasing Lipper or Trout depending the tye of bottom inm fishing , but yes mono there otherwise mostly Braid for its sensatievety as mentioned previousely.
Missus uses Mono Always ..

I've always been perplexed by this

Mono mostly when chasing Lipper or Trout

With mono having typically 30% stretch it has to be an impediment in fishing for demersal species

That stretch will enable a fish (in theory) to gain 1/3rd of the distance of the amount of line in the water ...... potentially making it to cover .

The other one is setting the hook .......... if the line has 1/3rd stretch , that makes it difficult to set the hook .

Both of these are exacerbated the deeper the water & the more line in the water.

To my way of thinking it's counter intuitive.

Thoughts ??

Chris