From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fishing line
Fishing line
fishing from boats to catch large open-water species such
as tuna and marlin. Trolling is also a freshwater angling
technique most often used to catch trout. Trolling is also
an effective way to catch northern pike in the great lakes.
It’s also good for muskellunge in deeper lake using large
baits also known as crankbaits or other big baits using
strong line. This technique allows anglers to cover a large
body of water in a short time.
Long-line fishing is a commercial fishing technique
that uses hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks
hanging from a single line.
Snagging is a technique where the object is to hook
the fish in the body. Generally, a large treble hook with
a heavy sinker is cast into a river containing a large
amount of fish, such as a Salmon, and is quickly jerked
and reeled in. Due to the often illegal nature of this
method some practitioners have added methods to dis-
guise the practice, such as adding bait or piercing the
jerking motion.
Modern lines
Fishing line with hooks attached Modern fishing lines intended for spinning, spin cast, or
bait casting reels are almost entirely made from artifi-
A fishing line is a cord used or made for angling. Im- cial substances, including nylon, polyvinylidene fluoride
portant parameters of a fishing line are its length, ma- (PVDF, and called fluorocarbon), polyethylene, Dacron
terial, and weight (thicker lines are more visible to fish). and Dyneema (UHMWPE). The most common type is
Factors that may determine what line an angler chooses monofilament, made of a single strand. Fishermen often
for a given fishing environment include breaking use monofilament because of its buoyant characteristics
strength, knot strength, UV resistance, castability, limp- and its ability to stretch under load. Its ability to stretch
ness, stretch, abrasion resistance, and visibility. has a huge advantage over the early developments as
it prevents the rod from being ripped out of the user’s
hands when given a sudden pull. Recently, other alterna-
Terminology tives to standard nylon monofilament lines have been in-
troduced made of copolymers or fluorocarbon, or a com-
Fish are caught with a fishing line by encouraging a fish bination of the two materials. Fluorocarbon fishing line
to bite on a fish hook. A fish hook will pierce the mouth- is made of the fluoropolymer PVDF and it is valued for
parts of a fish and are normally barbed to make escape its refractive index, which is similar to that of water,
less likely. Another method is to use a gorge, which is making it less visible to fish. Fluorocarbon is also a more
buried in the bait such that it would be swallowed end dense material, and therefore, is not nearly as buoyant as
first. The tightening of the line would fix it cross-wise in monofilament. Anglers often utilize fluorocarbon when
the quarry’s stomach or gullet and so the capture would they need their baits to stay closer to the bottom without
be assured. the use of heavy sinkers. There are also braided fishing
Fishing with a hook and line is called angling. In ad- lines, cofilament and thermally fused lines, also known as
dition to the use of the hook and line used to catch a fish, ’superlines’ for their small diameter, lack of stretch, and
a heavy fish may be landed by using a landing net or a great strength relative to standard nylon monofilament
hooked pole called a gaff. lines. Both braided and thermally fused ’superlines’ are
Trolling is a technique in which a fishing lure on a now readily available.
line is drawn through the water. Trolling from a moving
boat is a technique of big-game fishing and is used when
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fishing line
Specialty lines Wire lines are frequently used as leaders to prevent
the fishing line from being severed by toothy fish. Usu-
Fly lines consist of a tough braided or monofilament core,
ally braided from several metal strands, wire lines may
wrapped in a thick waterproof plastic sheath, often of
be made of stainless steel, titanium, or a combination of
polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In the case of floating fly lines,
metal alloys.
the PVC sheath is usually embedded with many ’mi-
croballoons’ or air bubbles, and may also be impregnated
with silicone or other lubricants to give buoyancy and re- See also
duce wear. In order to fill up the reel spool and ensure
• Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene
an adequate reserve in case of a run by a powerful fish,
• Braided fishing line
fly lines are usually attached to a secondary line at the
• Fishing
butt section, called backing. Fly line backing is usually
• Fish hook
composed of braided dacron or gelspun monofilaments.
• Fluorocarbon
All fly lines are equipped with a leader of monofilament
• Fly fishing
or fluorocarbon fishing line, usually (but not always) ta-
• Monofilament line
pered in diameter, and referred to by the ’X-size’ (0X, 2X,
• Multifilament fishing line
4X, etc.) of its final tip section, or tippet.
Tenkara lines are special lines used for the fixed-line
fishing method of tenkara. Traditionally these are furled Notes
lines the same length as the tenkara rod. Although orig-
inal to Japan, these lines are similar to the British tradi-
tion of furled leader. They consist of several strands be-
References
ing twisted together in decreasing numbers toward the • Fishing line guide Difference between monofilament,
tip of the line, thus creating a taper that allows the line fluorocarbon and braided lines
to cast the fly. It serves the same purpose as the fly-line, • Henshall, James (Dr.), Book of the Black Bass (1881)
to propel a fly forward. They may be tied of various ma-
terials, but most commonly are made of monofilament.
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