Fireline......good or bad

[jimmyjam]

Gday i was just interested to see how many people use fireline. I have it on my little overhead and really dont like it at the moment but im just going to use it for a while to see if it gets any better. Its very wirey i dunno just not to keen on it... what does every one else use????

[Scott15]

I use fireline on my plastic set up and like it

[OzChris]

fireline will fluff after about 10-12 months cause it is actually a fusion line that is glued together with epoxy resins and then coated in a bath to keep it together.. that's why it's so wirey and that coating is the fluff stuff that comes off.. I hate the shit...stick with fins..

[Dehydrated]

I have been using fireline in a range of sizes for around 18 months and have never had any problems with it at all. I think the fireline is better suited to spinning reels as opposed to overheads though. I probably prefer Fins or Platil on an overhead.

Cheers.

[ba229]

Good or bad? Good. SP's go further.

[marzoe]

yeah i just dont like the wirey part of it...my mate uses jigman which is awesome but very expensive so i dunno ill stick it out i guess.

[Cruiser]

I know it feels wirey, but I run 8lb Fireline on my little 5" Alvey and casts and handles wonderfully. #Usually use no sinker or a tiny 000 ball. #No twists or tangles and it's strong as. #No problems with knots slipping either (using Palomar knot for terminal tackle and Uni-Uni for joining).

Chris.

[maccaril]

fireline is good for me

[agnes_jack]

It all depends on what breaking strain.
I hate the stuff over 10 lb. 30lb or 50lb is like using fencing wire!!!
I have no problem with it at 10lb and under, find it great for light luring and softie work, especially in the 4lb.

Regards, Tony

[jimmyjam]

i am running 30lb so i guess thats a contributing factor of the wirey-ness...its that a word haha!

[mick42]

I was told the fluffing of the fireline was due to abrasion on the guides, ie cracked. I prefer braid over the fireline.

[jimmyjam]

wat braid do u use mick42?

[mick42]

I've got bionic braid (20,30 and 50 pound) on a few of my reels and am pretty happy. It seems i lot smoother than a few out there. i don't do any bream or light spinning but i think the fireline is the go there just because the braid doesn't get that fine, anything over 15lb go the braid

[NeMo84]

fireline is good mate

[Fishin_Dan]

I'm running 4lb fireline on one rod, and 6lb fireline on the other... Never had any problems with either of them!

I just re-spooled another rod with 10lb fireline, so will see how that goes... From spooling it up it feels ok....

I did also notice on 30lb FINS braid that there was a lot of yellow "powder" came off on my fingers while spooling... It also made "wetting" the knots a very bad tasting experience!