What kind of fishing line do you reckon is excellent for tying on to the hook? Could i use cheap ones? If so will it effect my fishing and why?
The Fishing Line That Is Tied On Your Hook Does It Effect Your Fishing?
February 8th, 2010 
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It does not make excellent sense to use cheap equipment, especially the line. When you reckon about it, it is the only connection between your rod and the fish. You spend excellent $$$ on your rod and tackle. It only costs a small bit more to spool up with flourocarbon… but it’s a tough line and can last you a while. Then there’s that strength & abrasion resistance thing that’s built into the line. Excellent stuff that you’ll be glad to have when you have a fish on the end of your rod.
It in fact costs more to use the cheap stuff, you have to keep changing it. There are lots of reasons the pros use this stuff.
I know my brine fishing, and most of all inshore brine fishing, so if you are not refering to brine disregard this, but if you are…use braided line for inshore fishing to improve your casting abilities and manuverability of fish around dock with a flourocarbon liter to hide the line near your bait. 30 lb test flourocarbon works well for most species you will target and try to have the braided line on your spool be of a similar diameter so that your knots will hold better. Use a double-Uni knot to tie your flourocarbon liter to your braided line and a loop knot for your hook or artificial lure for better free swimming action. These are very reliable knots if you do them correctly. I nearly never lose a hook or a lure since the line and knots I use are very strong and allow me to pull up submerged objsects that i may get hung up on. If you are going off-shore use monofilament on your spool instead of braided since it will stretch unlike braided line and allow for some give when kingfish or additional offshore species hit your bait. For mono you want to drag your line behind a boat to stretch it out so that it doesnt tangle when you first use it. As far as braided goes you may experience some knots in it when you first start using it. I dont know that draggin it will make a difference but over time as it is used more it will stop tangling completely but still keep up its integrity as UV affects it far less than it does mono. So excellent luck to you and I hope this helps some people become more succesful!
Flounder gets my vote.
I really agree with him; using cheap line or too HEAVY a line for the type of fishing you plot to do can GREATLY affect your catch ratio!
Cheap line is probably the #1 reason many newbie fishermen get discouraged about fishing!
Although I don’t know what your fishing for, might I make a suggestion?
Unless your “offshore” fishing a reef try using Berkley “Fireline” 4/10 size, “Smoke” color, with a shock leader of 8-10LB Fluorocarbon. You can catch alot of different freshwater/inshore brine fish with this set-up.
FYI: Braided line is fantastic for many situations since it has NO stretch, (NO stretch means you can feel the fish “nibbling” simpler), and with a leader of fluorocarbon(Fluorocarbon has the same refractive index as fill up; in additional words, it’s “invisible” under fill up!), you get the best of ALL worlds!
Hope this helps? Thumbs to Flounder!
hi dude, iv”e been fishing for 40 years, i only use maxema line its not cheap but its not to expensive, dont go to cheap with line it may loose you that huge un, the only knot i use is a safe and sound half blood knot, the weekest point is the knot, take a look at http://www.fishingcairns.com, like your question av a star,
the knot is about the most inportant thing of your set up. you can have the most expensive reel on the promote the best line and the best rod, but if your knot isn’t excellent you will loose your fish. you can use a cheeper line if you want. if you are doing some light fishing and going with brim perch or just small bass or cats, yes there are some inexpensive lines on the promote that will work just fine. but the knot is still vital. i have had some heartaches since the knot stretched out and the hook came off. a simple knot that you can use is described as follows
1-run the line through the eye of the hook come back up the line about 3-4 linches
2-take the end of the line and twist it back onto itself abck towards the hook about 5 times is enough.
3-take the end of the line and run it through the bottom loop that you made when you pulled the end back up the line.
4-before you pull the line tight. damp the soon to be knot with spit. that will lubricate the line and make the line tighter.
5-pull the line tight and you will make 5 small knots.
6-with you pull it tight just make a standard knot on top of what you just made.
7- cut off any extra line that you probably will have
you can fancy up the knot and make it stronger, but that is about the most simple knot that does “work”.
man i hope that helps and just remember that the knot is the most vital part of your set up. excellent luck and excellent fishin
below is a web site that you can breeze through with a bunch of excellent knots that you can lurn. alot of the knots take pratice and patience but they are strong knots. excellent luck and excellent fishinhttp://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishin…
Use the lightest weight line that you can. The decent lines arent that much more than the cheapies. Use stren or maxima line, its not very expensive and has excellent feel and casts well. If you are fishing for larger game fish like salmon/steelhead, try flourocarbon line, its expensive, but the fish have a hard time seeing it.
excellent new line is vital.monofiliment degrades with exposure to UV and heat.abrasions also may make your line break.there are new braided lines that don’t have those problems ,but they may saw through your eyelets.line visibility also matters.fluorocarbon while expensive is best.
I don’t reckon the more expensive brands effect anything. It’s just a brand that wants more money. I would stick with the cheaper fishing line
i really dont get where you at and all
but stren is the best line made