Long Abscence on the SR - Angler Etiquette??

[grizzly]

It's been 7 years since I have fished the SR after enlisting on active duty and was wondering if spiderwire/fireline was acceptable to use. Is this now the norm, or is mono the appropriate/prefered line?? Until now I have been on the west coast and it seemed to cause more arguments than antthing so I gave it up.

I'll be fishing from Mon-Sat this next week, and will post daily if I can. Can't hardly wait!! :woohoo:

[scottyfishon/offcreature]

I find it does not cast eaily! It drag thru the eye lits of the rod and can not cast for di9stance with it !! Super stronge but i would use 12 or 15 pound andy line great stuff!!!!!!!!!:)

[ecsteelheader]

Thats what i use 15lb ande w/a 10 lb leader,,powerpro and fireline are not made for the river,,nasty stuff that cuts whatever >))>

[JStreamside]

...yeah, go to the Ande in green or Maxima Floro in 10, 12 or 15 lb. It will cast a lot smoother like the guys said.

As for etiquette, just fish for 'em and you won't have any problems with anyone. Good luck and welcome back!!!

[9 wt]

...guessing that you would still have a mono leader??? Problem with spiderwire would be when the spiderwire catches the bottom. Even with a mono leader sometimes your main line will get hung up. It will be awful hard to break off.

What was the argument out west?

[tree-on]

I tried it a couple years ago, was awful, seemed to snag everyother cast (main line, not leader) and was very hard to get out/break off. Also seemed to tangle alot (could have been me). I like 15lb Maxima on the reel with a 10lb leader for salmon.

[grizzly]

The general argument was that in the event that I broke the main-line others would also catch it sooner or later and have to cut their line from it. Thanks for the replies I guess mono it is............

[scottyfishon/offcreature]

I my first few years I learned a lot about knot strengh and the snell knot does not break as easy as other knots!!:D

[Salmonfan]

I used to use spider wire with a 10 lb mono leader. Would only break at the leader therefore less mono going into the system when break offs occured. Since I only use my fly gear now, I have maxima flouro, 12 lb for leader and maybe 10 or 8 for tippett. Spiderwire does tangle alot, and is a general P.I.T.A. for salmon fishing due to that fact. Just my $.02

[usmcnut]

I had spiderwire mono on my penn... and was going to use it, but once I saw how much memory it had and it wanted to jump off the reel.. and when I was tying a knot the line stayed all weird and wrinkled.. I took it off put it back on the spool and back in the box and will save it for bluefishing.. I switched to a reg. 14lb. mono..with seagaur leader.

But who knows I don't know Sh*t !!!!

[C-Roc]

The general argument was that in the event that I broke the main-line others would also catch it sooner or later and have to cut their line from it. Thanks for the replies I guess mono it is............
I have run with Fireline for 2 seasons and until started pinning I friggin love the stuff!!! It floats, it holds up very well, great strength vs dia, no memory with the 12lb and under, and 95% only lose your leader. Just my $.02. Good luck!