It's safe to say, fishing line that provides the longest casting distance will be the line

with the 'smallest diameter'. On that alone, braid will always get the nod,

but that turns a deaf ear on line 'backbone'. It's only my opinion, but I believe

that line with greater spine than braid (line with the same diameter) will offer greater

casting distance. I say that because very supple line with lateral snaking

is bound to increase the overall resistance passing through the guide inserts.

That in fact, is the reason why we monitor the guide-count on a rod blank

(to reign in the looping & reduce overall line-drag).

 

In the interest of casting distance, which line material offers the optimum backbone?

No one is talking about that      

 

Roger

2 hours ago, Gary_Snyder said:

What kind of reel are we talking about? If spinning, mono will cast further than Fluoro.......the fluro is heavy and creates extra friction crashing into the first couple of rod guides.

 

Berkley Ironsilk was said to be the longest casting line on a baitcasting reel, but it's discontinued.

 

For spinning I would look for the limpest mono I could find.......something like Berkley XL or Spiderwire EZ mono.
 

Reel is a Daiwa Air Stream BFS casting reel on a 7’4” Dobyns 740 Ultra Finesse Fast action rod.
 

Worth noting too that this rod has 16 small micro guides plus tip to help reduce slack between the guides and enhance casting distance.

 

Still, different lines will vary. FWIW, it’s a new rod this year but one of the Dobyns staff I talked to yesterday experimented with both 10 lb braid and 6 lb fluoro and said fluoro cast a bit farther. Mono may be worth trying too...

2 hours ago, RoLo said:

 

It's safe to say, fishing line that provides the longest casting distance will be the line

with the 'smallest diameter'. On that alone, braid will always get the nod,

but that turns a deaf ear on line 'backbone'. It's only my opinion, but I believe

that line with greater spine than braid (line with the same diameter) will offer greater

casting distance. I say that because very supple line with lateral snaking

is bound to increase the overall resistance passing through the guide inserts.

That in fact, is the reason why we monitor the guide-count on a rod blank

(to reign in the looping & reduce overall line-drag).

 

In the interest of casting distance, which line material offers the optimum backbone?

No one is talking about that      

 

Roger

Glad to have you back posting ! Even though your fishing knowledge is a few levels out of my league 

36 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Glad to have you back posting ! Even though your fishing knowledge is a few levels out of my league 

 

Glad to hear that TnRiver, it's much appreciated.

But any speak about different leagues is total nonsense    

 

Roger