Fishing Frenzy

Fishing is one of many ancient occupations, passed on to generations to generations. In the initial stages fishing world over restricted to lakes, rivers etc; where they could wade in the water in search of fish. From a just a means of living, angling has developed into a modern hobby, with anglers though not professional fisherman, use high technology to catch several types of fish.

Technology and modern materials have been used to produce aids for fishing and also to develop new methods of fishing. An aid is the fishing line.

The braided line is smoother and more slippery than a mono line. Its movement on the guide is smooth and it sticks to the reel better.

Because of the braiding it has better strength than the single filament line, nearly five times as much as a result it enables the use of bait and lures which are lighter.

Whatever be the water body the braided line goes into water very easily. Being not elastic, being very strong good for it. The braiding is done using polyethylene strands with a very thin lead wire.

The fishing line has to endure corrosion from the sea water. Usually, fishing rods which use braided line are provided with guides made of silicon carbide to minimize aberration.

There are claims that fishing lines which are braided is more strong than those made of steel by about ten times. These lines are multicolored for good camouflage.

Casting of the line is very smooth operation. Tying knots is a quite an easy job. The braided line is one of their favorite items with anglers to be kept as a spare in the tool box. It is popular because of the many advantages it has.