Fishing line

The fishing line is used for land application, and depending on the type of fishing tow, drifting and lowering (fishing hook with a bait, lures, spoons, flies, etc. ) in the water. It is the connection between the fish to be caught and the fishermen when fishing.

It is also necessary to acquire the fish ( to "land", often with the aid of landing net or gaff ).

Fishing Lines for use on fishing rods are kept in longer lengths on a fishing reel, in the simplest case, the cord is attached directly to the rod, and hardly longer than the rod itself

Materials

Fishing Lines were often made in the past from natural materials: silk, cotton, tendons, etc. These materials are, however, susceptible to rot and decay, so that today almost exclusively plastics are used.

Configurations and characteristics

There are mainly distinguished:

Monofilament ( single-thread ) cords ( with different diameters ) mainly made ​​of nylon.

You are in the water almost invisible, take compared to multifilament cords hardly any water and can under normal conditions neither rot nor lazy. You are elastically extensible, which has the advantage to be that reactions and movements of the fish caught " cushioned", but in the reverse conclusion also has the disadvantage that some fishermen direct contact with fishing gear and fish is missing.

Braided lines ( with different diameters ). They consist of a plurality of fibers, which are intertwined. Main materials are here Dyneema, Spectra, Kevlar. They are also verrottungsicher, but take on so much water that they can freeze at low temperatures. This can be counteracted with an impregnation. They are considered not stretch elastic. The tensile strength is generally higher than with monofilament lines of the same diameter.

Schüre fly for fly fishing with artificial bait.

The Offer and the execution of these strings is very large: they represent a separate and distinct genus, is reported in the articles fly fishing in detail.

All fishing lines can be colored differently according to the wishes of the fisherman and depending on the use to work quietly in the fishing area.

Node of fishing lines

Due to material and design of the cords special angler nodes are required. They are described in detail in the literature to fish.