Old fireline vs New fireline

[Grant]

My mates 6lb fireline looks different, hard to explain but his looked more like ribbon, flatish and mine is more rounded.They were bought 6 months apart from the same retailer. Has anyone else noticed that?

*sidenote: his line seems tougher but stiffer

[Dave W]

G'day Grant

Fireline 'wears' over time, the coating fluffs up a bit, you lose a bit of colour and it tends to have less 'memory' - could this be the difference

I've been using Fireline for more than 10 years and have found the same characteristics apply to all the stuff I've bought - I've even got a spool of (approx) 8 year old line that still does the job!
(Sounds like I'm talking about Scotch )

Hope this Helps,

[Grant]

I now have new green/yellow 6lb fireline on my reel and it feels so smooth it is naughty. New sliders, new line, new leader (8lb mono) mmmm

[breamreaper]

Hi there,
I use the 4lb in the fluro colour , got to be the best stuff in the world!! Its that slippery you have to wrap it around your hand a few times so you can pull the knots up tight!!!.
probally not the best stuff for a handline !!!!

cheers, steve

[Ravin]

This time last year I was out one morning on a school of salmon in Broken bay & a guy in a boat near me hooked a salmon on what looked like 6 pound fireline & his reel blew up so he tried to handline it. It hurt watching He got the fish but needed a few band aids

[cody]

Gday all

I also recently bought some Fireline and it would have to be the
best line possible to buy!
I can now cast my 1/16 oz jigs an awful lot further and
the other day I landed a 2 kilo Tailor on just 4 pound! WOW!

Catcha later

[mike_mad_fisho]

gday guys
i have got the 6lb smoke fireline i love it cause of the sensitivity u can feel anything which is good when using softies.
michael

[peter bear]

bought the 4lb a couple of days before the albany round and was commented how bright it was compared to a spool of the same stuff bought a few months before that.

[Dave W]

I love it for the visability aspect too, but sometimes I think it may be too bright.

It's a shame they don't do a colour in between the smoke and hi-vis yellow, say a cream or pale blue - they should be able to, it's all chemicals after all. It would still be visable but maybe not as much to the fish.

[peter bear]

pale blue would suit all you boys in NSW [cockroachers]

ex QLDer.

[Ravin]

Now now no interstate rivalry here
current QLD er
ex NSW

[pete s]

is it worth changing 18 month old fireline if your entering a comp??

im currently using 6lb smoke but am thinking of 4lb fluoro. not sure if its worth upgrading because of the age factor.

thanks

[Dave W]

Originally posted by pete s
is it worth changing 18 month old fireline if your entering a comp??

im currently using 6lb smoke but am thinking of 4lb fluoro. not sure if its worth upgrading because of the age factor.

thanks

Depends.... Have you lost a couple of fish for inexplicable reasons?? And.. would you have more confidence in new line??

Personally, I like Fireline that's a bit old - particularly for the 'memory' aspect I mentioned above, and I'll normally only swap to new stuff if I start to get a few unknown bust offs, that wouldn't be good in a comp though

Don't forget that you can swap Fireline end-to-end on your spool, giving the least used bit a workout. It's amazing how short a length of line actually gets regular use, you may find the stuff deeper on the spool is nearly new

Cheers,

[Ravin]

I wouldn't change it because of age alone. If its a bit suspect do like Dave says & end for end it. Its really only the end 10 or 15 metres that gets a hiding.

[luringbream]

This happened to me too, its just normal, it happens to everyone.
I founds that the faded stuff creates mor tangles, but thats just the way it is.

DAN
ITS NOT THE SIZE OF THE FISH IN A FIGHT ITS THE SIZE OF THE FIGHT IN A FISH