Grantman

I finally tried the Fenwick Iron Thread 10 lb. braid. I've been fishing off a boat dock in south central Florida. Quarry is largemouth and bait is live shiners. There are a couple of weed beds a looong cast from the dock. Get a 6" shiner close and hold on, but hookups with stren were poor-too much stretch and they are gone on the first jump unless they swallowed bait. Went to the iron thread and did find a bit of a learning curve. Spool says 10lb, but it is MUCH stronger. Occasional wrap around rod tip. Really need to watch bail closure, so old Swedish Cardinal will have to go. Long casts are easier and hook sets are deep and immediate using a 2 ought hook. Landing % now about 80%. After landing a big bass 24" long I did find line had cut into itself on the spool and needed to be pulled out by hand and rewound. I'm really impressed, since there is no line stretch but, there is no room for error when fighting a big fish. Just my take.