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Monofilament and fluorocarbon line look identical side by side. In fact, unless you are a seasoned angler, you’d be hard-pressed to feel the difference between the two when casting, working lures, or ...

Hundreds of different fishing line types, brands, sizes, diameters, properties, and strengths (pound tests) can make selecting one difficult. But fishing line can be broken down logically according to ...

It’s been well over 30 years since the braided “superlines” became available to anglers. While the modern braided line has ...

Last Thursday, we discussed terminal knots for tying fishing line to hooks and lures. For specialty applications, you often need union knots to join different types of line, or to tie a dropper line ...

Slidell's Brian Baldwin won't even dream of fishing for sac-a-lait without using a loop knot to connect his jig to his line. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Most South Louisiana ...

During guide trips, I'm often asked the difference between monofilament and fluorocarbon leaders, and whether those differences justify the price gaps. Even though fluorocarbon has a different name, ...

The uni knot is one of the most used connections in fishing across all genres of the sport. From flyfishing a high mountain trout stream to targeting tuna offshore, it has a place in any anglers’ ...