just a good topic name i think, and this is all on opinions , so here we have all new lines out there and the mono also , so whatever you use is ok either way . but all the new lines think they do better than mono and i wouldn't be so sure . you can think what you want ,but this came to mind now that i'm thinking bout it, the new lines out there have won tournaments i'm sure and so has mono as well ,but standing by mono as i do and will always, i look at mono as david and the new lines as goliath and we know what happened there, this like i said is opinions only ,nothing bad, how many tournaments has the new lines won? and how many tournaments has mono? or do we know? they both work and both do their job . just my opinion,you can say what you will on this and i'll back my mono!

All lines have the right place & time squirm...

I'm a braid user I like the way the line manages on spinning gear, plus being able to load up the reel with more line.  What I don't like about braid is the strength issue, IMO much stronger than it needs to be.  If a company is selling me 20# line that breaks at 30#, just call it 30 pound line because that's what it is.

Boy Squirmin you sure come up with some interesting questions. When do you go fishing?? LOL...... 

 

Back to your question. I did some research to answer this question. Mono came out on the scene in 1932. Dupont industries invented nylon and thus mono was created as a result. Its cheap and easy to fabricate. The question to you is do you know what line was used before mono? Braid. Of course its not the same braid we use today however, braid has been around a lot longer than mono. All these fishing lines imho, have there place. However,  its the angler that will ultimately choose what works for him or her. 

Before artificial materials were invented natural materials were used, linen, cotton, and silk, all of them had to be braided. Then artificial materials came into play, nylon and dacron, nylon being monofilament, dacron being braided.

 

But today´s nylon is not 1932s nylon, is a much more refined and modern version with better properties and actually, nylon line is not one single type of nylon but a blend of different types of nylon. I do agree to a certain point certain lines have a right place and time. However, I´m a 90% of the time nylon user and only in very specific conditions/locations I change for another type of line, form that 90% of the time 90% of it I fish with one brand: Trilene Big Game.

I have stuck to mono also, for the most part.  I do use some Power Pro for heavy cover and also some Fireline for specific apps.  But like Raul, 90+ % of my fishing is with mono.  My preferred is Trilene XT but am experimenting with some Suffix Siege in 6 and 8 lb test for some finesse use.

I used to only fish for smallmouth, so 8lb mono was all I fished. But now that I fish for largemouth, 90% of my time is spent throwing to logs, branches or thick weeds. In these situations I feel much more comfortable with braid, so I opt for 40lb Power Pro.

All lines have the right place & time squirm...

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