The Asian Angler December 2014 Digital Issue - Malaysia - English | Page 258

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WHY USE SUPERLINES?
WHY USE MONOFILAMENT?
SUPER STRONG, THIN AND SENSITIVE!

THE EASY-TO-HANDLE, ALL-AROUND PERFORMER

In their search for the best fishing line, many anglers have discovered the

With so many options on the market, choosing the best fishing line can seem a bit overwhelm
benefits of amazingly thin, super-strong superlines.
your style of fishing.

What Is Mono?

What Are Superlines?

As its name implies, monofilament fishing line—or "mono" for short—is a single strand of mat
fused, braided or bundled together.
Berkley-branded lines are made from the highest grade Dyneema™ in the

industry, a gel-spun polyethylene that is 15 times stronger than steel by

Monofilament can be extruded from different materials, but nylon is by far the most common a
weight. As result, Berkley degrees of offer strength, abrasion resistance and
multi-polymersato produce varying superlinesstretch,zero stretch at typical fishing other

loads, plus low memory and, thanks to incredibly high tensile strength, reBenefits of Mono
markably thin line diameters.

Easy To Handle - Thanks to its flexible nature, monofilament is easy to use and works well for
often described as limpness makes mono more manageable and easier to cast than stiffer lin

Superlines

Stretch - Mono stretches more than superlines and more easily than fluorocarbon, which give
Manufacturers sticks or you set techniques to join Dyneema fibers stretching
match. If your drag use a variety ofthe hook too hard, mono compensates by to form up to

polyethylene fishing line. For example, Berkley FireLine is thermally bondBy stretching under pressure, mono also helps prevent your hook from tearing a hole in a fish
ed into a tough, smooth-casting line; Berkley Trilene Braid is woven into
the fish to come unbuttoned. This is a factor both on the hookset and during the fight, especia
an extremely strong braid through a pros and gamefish anglers (Marlin & very
close quarters. For example, many top bassproprietary method giving it the Sailfish) pre
over superline for pitching jigs.
best radial construction; and Berkley NanoFil is molecularly linked to form
a unifilament that’s thinner and stronger than any other superline.

Shock Strength - Stretch should not be confused with shock strength, which is a fishing line’s
important consideration. Shock strength comes into play when your line has to withstand the s
fish thrashing violently at boatside.

Diameter - Mono is admittedly prone to larger diameters than fluorocarbon or superlines. Whi