Monday, August 20, 2012
Fishing Line, Wine and Women
Now, this article should raise some eyebrows and that is exactly my intent.Raise eyebrows, YES, but offend NO.To state the obvious would be to point out that all three of these items share many similarities.1) Age doesn't always mean they need to be replaced, 2) The price of the item may not represent it's quality and 3) Once you find one you like you tend to stick with it.(or it sticks with you).Now to be a little more clear.Fishing line and fishing line replacement has long been the topic during many a trip with me and my fishing buddies.And, to which line we remain loyal, is a topic of great debate.As far as replacement is concerned, my father whom I admire, says."Line must be replaced at all costs when money is on the line".Now, considering line costs money, I do not tend to agree with him all the time.And, since the amount of money he and I have spent on line is directly in-proportional to our winnings, my point may be well taken.To loyalty of line, I stand strong.So far.I remember when I first started fishing, the only line you would find on my reel would be Berkley.Why? Because the greats at the time said so.Not because it was any better or any worse than any other line on the market, but at the time, the marketing and individuals fishing on Sunday morning said it was the line to use.Back to my original point that line, wine and women have similar qualities and the topic of this article.All 3 provide a great sense of enjoyment and satisfaction as long as they have good qualities, and I mean this with all do respect.Line qualities include but are not limited to. abrasion resistance, knot strength, backlash resistance (or coiling in my terms) and ability to hold up through more that one season without becoming brittle.Wines have many traits and those all seem to differ among most who per take of such. smell, taste, color and to which dish they compliment.And lastly but most importantly are women. One's ability to put up with a fisherman's abrasion, resistance, mental strength, backlashes and smells.I wrote this article because my wonderful wife and lovely neighbor both have inputted that I needed to write an article that captured the minds of the wine drinking, non fishing females.Now to many that would seem rather odd and offending.But, after careful consideration, I decided that rather than fighting them on their opinions, like most good husbands and neighbors I would allow them their two cents while trying to provide our readers (as limited as they currently are) a little bit of fishing information.Line is the key to success when fishing and like most I have found a line that provides me great reliability and satisfaction.The question we all face is a) when to replace fishing line b) is there another line better than what we currently use.Over time I have found myself continually going to a line which has proven time and time again to produce in all conditions.And, during this article, I will not mention the brand but to say it has been the one line that over time has proven to satisfy my needs which are minimal breaks and limited grief while on the water.To the two questions, a) when to replace line and b) is there a better line on the market, I will start to provide my opinion as I gather more information.I want to be unbiased, but to be honest I can't at the moment.I have found the line.The wine and the only woman which has met all the requirements of my fickle little world.And, to each of those I am thankful.Sincerely and good fishing.Daniel Heaton.Ladybug Precision Rods.Http.//www.Ladybugbaits.Com.
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