Fishing with Spiderline.

[Staci Matheis]

 

[Staci Matheis]

Not sure what I did wrong to do that - but.....



I'm setting up one of my baitcasters with Spiderline. The only time I've used it before is when fishing for easily spooked trout and I always used fluorocarbon leader..... When bass fishing, do any of you use a leader or do you tie your lure directly to the Spiderline?



And, while I'm at it..... Anyone know if there is any difference in fuorocarbon leader material and fluorocarbon line? Sure is a huge difference in price!



me?

 

[Greg. Avery]

I have used Spiderline for the last 5 years & it depends on water color & what I am using

for a lure, if a leader is used or not. As for Fluorocarbon leader it is a lot stiffer than the "softer"

Fluorocarbon line. One thing about Spiderline is it will turn white & will sometimes get

caught on the hooks of a surface lure( it is to limber)

. Hope this helps.

 

[Rich Stern]

Scott, I tie directly to the lure (or hook, or clip). Try it for Texas rigged soft plastics. Amazing how much more you feel through the rod.

 

[stan jones]

sometimes you have to be careful of the whole spool of line slipping on the spool. it acts like your drag won't tighten enough. if your spool has a slot or hole to attach your line to the spool there won't be a problem. if your spool is smooth you might want to run some mono backer first then your spider wire. thanks stan

 

[stan jones]

also i use fireline sometimes and a polomar knott works well for me. you need some good clippers. be careful not to cut your self with the line. stan

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Scott,

I switched from Spiderwire to Fireline. With no stretch, spiderwire will break relatively easily on a hard hook set. I can show you at the rally. I have shown this to others to their surprise. But I do tie directly to the bait unless fishing very clear water. Then I use a 20lb leader in Sensor or XT. Also the be sure to use some mono backing as this line is not cheap, plus it keeps it from slipping on the spool.

 

[Staci Matheis]

Thanks, Guys! I could never figure out how to keep the line on my trout rod from slipping until Rich told me last year to use mono backing..... That sure was simple enough!



Greg - The Fireline on my trout rod also turned white. You'd think that, with all the technology and as much as this stuff sells for, they'd find a way to make it color-fast! So, if the only difference between fluorocarbon leader material and line is stiffnes, is there any reason to pay $9 for 25 yards of leader when they sell 250 yards of the line for the same price?



Rich - I had forgotten how sensitive the Fireline makes my one trout rod to every little piece of gravel in streams..... You're absolutely right. The Spiderline is for worms! (Not to be confused with geeks!)



Russ - With 40+ years of fishing experience, you don't think that I would still get backlashes do you?



Rob - It took me 40+ years of fishing experience to develope a technique of catching nuthin' over 3" so that I would never exceed the breaking point of my line and never lose valuable lures!



me!

 

[Jim Clevenger]

Not sure if I'm reading this right or not. I use Fireline on my spinning reels with a strip of duct tape laid down first. I tried Fireline on a baitcasting rig once. Would not work right. I understand that you have to have a reel like a Spidercast in order to use that type of line. It rolls the line across the spool must faster so as to not bury it and cause difficulty throwing it. If someone is using Fireline on baitcasters and not having problems throwing it, I would be interested in advise as to how it is being done.



One problem with Fireline is fishing in rocky structure. Fireline is extremely strong until it becomes a little frayed, and it frays much easier than mono. Then you can break it easily just tying on a new lure. After fishing several trips, I unwind mine spinning reels and then rewind them back on backwards. This buries the used line and lets me use the line twice as long.



Jim

 

[gone bye bye]

Guys (and Gals) try some Power Pro line. It is formed round, so it doesnt "flatten out" like Fireline or Spiderwire. It also holds its green color better than any other braid I have tried.



The fraying of any braid is a problem when it comes to strength, but since this stuff is round it has less effect. Remember those little chinese handcuffs when you were a kid? Ones you put your fingertips into and the harder you pulled the harder it was to get your fingers out? Power Pro has a similar weave to it.



Mini

 

[Rich Stern]

I think Scott is talking about Spiderline Fusion, which is not the same as braided line. A lot of folks confuse it with Spiderwire, but it is not the same thing.



Fusion is a thermal line, is very tough and fairly resistent to abrasion. Even when it does get frayed, the remaining strands are tough to break.



It's cool stuff. It casts well, has no memory, almost no stretch, and it's thin for the strength it delivers. The only thing I don't like is that sounds funny going through the guides.



Jeanne and I were fishing with it today, and she got a crankbait caught on a submerged limb. We couldn't reach the bait, and decided to just yank on the line in hopes of breaking the tree branch before the line broke. The split ring on the snagged treble (on a brand new Rapala) broke instead of the line (Spiderline Fusion 10 lb). Like I said, tough stuff. I always make sure to have a sharp knife handy when I use that line, because it is tough to break any other way.