To offset the price of braided line, I first fill a reel spool almost full with some cheap 10-pound mono, then wind on 40 to 50 yards of braid to fill the spool, using a double uni-knot to attach ...

Which fishing line should I use? Braided, fluoro, or mono? I get this question a lot, and each fishing line type has its own ...

Braid or microfiber is made up of dozens of tiny fibers woven into a super-strong line that is about 1/3 to 1/4 the diameter of mono or fluoro at a given breaking strength.

Splicing a monofilament top shot allows anglers to use a hollow-core braid for backing to gain added capacity on reels.

We tested and reviewed the best fishing lines—including monofilament, braid, and fluorocarbon—for bass, trout, walleye, crappie, and saltwater.