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Sea fishing proves to be very popular and particularly varied in different techniques and searches. Choosing a diameter of line is crucial as it will be the link between you and the fish.
You will have the choice between different materials. Therefore, you will need to choose between nylon, which combines good elasticity and a wide variety of colors; and braid, greater resistance for a finer size. You can also opt for fluorocarbon, which offers great discretion while being particularly resistant to abrasion.
You will be able to have different approaches depending on the use you intend to make of your thread. To fill a reel to ensure a good slide in the rings, equip a rod for young fishermen or even go through crowded places, so many different situations that will require constant reconsideration.
You will then need to make your choices taking into account the techniques you are going to use. For example, some products will be more readily used for practices with a bait, both for its slide, its discretion, and the way it behaves with a knot. You can also opt for increased sensitivity for a delicate rig and quick hook penetration at the slightest strike movement.
What type of line to choose
Before taking an interest in its thickness, it will be necessary to make sure to opt for the type of line you want to put on your reel. Indeed, there are several solutions that will offer varied advantages and disadvantages.
Nylon remains the first choice of fishermen. Indeed, it offers many qualities for marine practices. It benefits from a very good resistance to different elements. Thus, you can face the hardships of the sun as well as those of salt water. The quality will hardly change to always meet the needs of casting and during fights.
Its composition allows it both very good glide in the rings of your rod, but also good elasticity and relative discretion. We love the different colors that can be proposed to us, which can both be seen, but also a matter of look.
Newer to the family is the braid. Less enduring in the face of aggression from the different environments, it displays qualities that can offer a real plus. Often finer in section, you will easily gain casting distance. The absence of an elastic power makes it perfectly suited for very tactile fishing. You will thus feel the slightest vibration and the slightest touch. Depending on the number of strands you choose and the overall diameter, you can venture to battle very large subjects, such as tuna or catfish.
Known as fluorocarbon, this latter line is of high quality for all practices requiring discretion. Thus, you can count on invisibility once in the water, very little memory for excellent feedback while maintaining less flexibility. Its strong point comes from its strength against abrasion, making it an essential consumable for making your rigs.
Different fishing techniques
Surfcasting remains one of the most widely used techniques for beachside practices. It requires the ability to spool your reel. The necessity of a very good glide for both casting and easily tensioning pushes for the use of a polyamide wire.
You can turn to 25/100 for light practices, often with fairly low lead weights. The 30 to 35/100 will be ideal for common practices, with good elasticity to allow the bait to hold well on the hook. Finally, a 40/100 and more will naturally be indicated for heavy fish searches, requiring to withstand very important rushes. However, depending on the rig used, you may opt for a different size on the last few centimeters.
Trolling would be halfway between polyamide or braid. We will use diameters that can easily exceed 80/100 in thread while we will stay around 50/100 to 60/100 for braid. We are talking about heavy usage, searching for fish like tuna. Much thinner diameters will be sufficient for the small predatory fish like bass.
Another very commonly used technique is jigging. The need for sensitivity demands the use of braid. This will be the best way to easily detect the bite and hook the fish quickly. We will tend to opt for fairly thin diameters, which will allow having less current resistance and thus always be in the most direct contact with the jig. The often multicolored color ensures good control of animations.
Casting practice is, on the other hand, broader and vast. It can encompass many techniques that can be very different. Between rock fishing, shore fishing, boat fishing, but also surface fishing, all possibilities that will require different diameters to be both as discreet as possible, but also prepared to face sometimes very powerful fights.
These modern techniques will generally push practitioners to opt for braid. Thinner and more tactile, it ensures good sensitivity for successful animations and timely hook setting.
Need for discretion
In front of educated fish or when fishing in very clear waters, you will need to opt for one of the fluorocarbons we offer. It will most likely have a different size than your line, as its interest and role are elsewhere.
We will ask him to be as discreet as possible, thanks to its technical properties. We will be looking for several tens of centimeters of invisibility to outsmart the mistrust of fish. It will also serve as a bulwark to avoid giving in too quickly to abrasion. It can thus easily pass over rock heads or on mussel and oyster tables. Learning to tie a knot will be the last step to use this with brilliance.
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