Get fishing line for what you need
October 12th 2008 00:40
I was watching a football game yesterday and organizing my fishing equipment during slow periods when a neighbor came over to chew the fat.
He saw a box of Trilene line sticking out of a pocket on my tackle bag and I guess that set him off. "You use that crap?" he asked. "I thought you knew your stuff!"
I didn't know exactly where this was heading but I know him and the expression on his face told me this was heading down the wrong path.
I'm not going to bore you with details of the discussion but it turns out that this guy was trying to use 20lb. Trilene Big Game for his bass fishing!
Here's the upshot of the discussion--
Trilene is made by Berkley. Berkley has been around a LONG time. They make a LOT of fishing gear, and also, a LOT of line! In fact, aside from about a dozen different varieties of Trilene, Berkley also produces Fireline, Vanish, and Big Game.
It turned out that my friend had purchased the line on close out for four bucks a spool and didn't know what he was doing!
Lest you think I've sold my soul to Berkley, if you look at my rods you know this isn't the case. I also have rods spooled with varieties of Stren and Suffix. Unless you're really sold on a particular line for whatever reason, if you have more that one rod, I suggest to rig each rod with a different line because there are simply so many for sale today that it's one of the few ways you can fairly judge them all.
This is a common story. My friend saved a few dollars at the cash register but bought the wrong line. It was a four dollar education!
He saw a box of Trilene line sticking out of a pocket on my tackle bag and I guess that set him off. "You use that crap?" he asked. "I thought you knew your stuff!"
I didn't know exactly where this was heading but I know him and the expression on his face told me this was heading down the wrong path.
I'm not going to bore you with details of the discussion but it turns out that this guy was trying to use 20lb. Trilene Big Game for his bass fishing!
Here's the upshot of the discussion--
Trilene is made by Berkley. Berkley has been around a LONG time. They make a LOT of fishing gear, and also, a LOT of line! In fact, aside from about a dozen different varieties of Trilene, Berkley also produces Fireline, Vanish, and Big Game.
It turned out that my friend had purchased the line on close out for four bucks a spool and didn't know what he was doing!
Lest you think I've sold my soul to Berkley, if you look at my rods you know this isn't the case. I also have rods spooled with varieties of Stren and Suffix. Unless you're really sold on a particular line for whatever reason, if you have more that one rod, I suggest to rig each rod with a different line because there are simply so many for sale today that it's one of the few ways you can fairly judge them all.
This is a common story. My friend saved a few dollars at the cash register but bought the wrong line. It was a four dollar education!
Until next time--watch yourself and watch your line!
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