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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-05-30, Page 15144 Naturally Speaking WOO By Steve Cooke Know your fishing line Last week, Jonesy gave us some insight inte,the terms used in reference to fishing line: This week, Bob explains some of the basic differences in lines. This information is also from the report done by Bob Jones for Triple Fish, the manufacturers of Perlon line. As.I said last week, Bob explains it so well, I'll give it to you straight off HIS shoulder. Anglers shopping for monofilament fishing line have a confusing array from which to choose. As if sheer numbers of pro- ducts available were not enough, getting best value for one's money is made even more difficult by lack of useful information •on labels and puffed up advertising claims. Should you buy this test or that test? What kind - Nylon or Perlon? What color - clear, blue, green, gold, florescent? What grade - hard, regular, soft, super soft? A 100 -yard spool or two of them? A "one-shot"? A quarter pound? Seasoned anglers usually base their purchase on experience, but all too often neophytes blunder along "by guess and by golly". Every manufacturer or distributor claims their line is "best". Best for what? As the drunken cowboy said upon seeing an eight - legged horse with two heads, "There ain't no such critter". Some lines are certainly of better quality than others, but while they may be best in some situations, they won't be best in all situations. In order to clear things up a bit let's take a look at two important points concerning nylon monofilament fishing line: its chemical make-up, and the manufacturing process. There are several types of nylon, each of which is graded by the generic designation "nylon" followed by a number. The two most important types used in the manufacture of monofilament are nylon 66, developed in the USA by Carothers in 1935, and nylon 6, originated in Germanv by I.G. Farbenindustrie in 1940. (A few other types in common use are nylon 4, 9, 11, 12 and 610.) Shall we leave itat that? No? Okay, you ask- ed for it. Nylon is the generic -name for a family of synthetic, nonaromatic polyamides, of which nylon 66 and nylon 6 are•dominant in the production of yarns, bristles, monofilaments, rods, bars, sheets and • moulding powders. Nylon 66 is a condensa- tion product of adipic acid (a six -carbon acid obtained by the catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane) and hexamethylenediamine (a six -carbon diamine). On the other hand, • nylon 6- is a polymer of caprolactum, the molecules of which join together by means self -condensation to form polycaproamide. Aren't you glad you ask- ed? Although the chemical derivations are dif- ferent, the end product of nylon 66.and nylon 6 monofilaments are basically similar ex- cept for slight differences in melting point. Typical nylon 66 monofilaments are Berkley Trilene, du Pont Stren and Shakespeare Sigma, while nylon 6 is represented under the trade mark "Perlon" by Ande, Maxima, Sportex and Triple Fish. The trade mark "Nylon" is registered by du Pont (USA), while Perkin is that of Bayer and Hoechst (West Germany). In order to visualize (and simplify) the ac- tual manufacturing process of monofila- ment, imagine a, large meat grinder into the hopper of which is poured pellets of ther- moplastic. The pellets are heated to the melting point as an internal screw turns and forces the now liquid nylon through tiny holes called "spinnerets." As the nylon is extruded through each spinneret it solidifies into a continuous filament. The filaments are then stored and cured for several days to stop crystallization, after which they are drawn and stretched to about four times their original length. It is • this secondary treatment, which may be repeated several times, that determines the final diameter and overall quality of the filament. The more critical the standard and quality con- trols, the better the finished product. When dealing with a single filament that may be several miles in length, it is difficult (if not impossible) to maintain the same. diameter from end to end. Manufacturers do come close, however, and amazingly so. The average diameter of top quality lines will usually have no more than a five per- cent variance. This can be an important fac- tor to anglers, -for decreased diameter (waisting) creates weak spots that will fail when line is subjected to stress. Now, before we doff our pseudo -chemist's smocks, let's investigate some of the pro- perties of monofilaments. Through addition of cherncials during the manufacturing pro- cess — stabilizers, hardeners, lubricants, dyes, etcetera — an almost infinite number of nylons result. ( These are the "secret for- mulas" touted in advertisements.) The pur- pose of these additives determines factors such as hardness, stiffness, abrasion resistance, stretch and color — all of which are important considerations to anglers. The idealmonofilament fishing line would be gossamer thin in diameter, yet strong enough to roll rocks over and uproot snags; have high visability while exposed to the air, yet disappear from sight when wet. Like the cowboy said, 'There ain't no such critter" — but give those polymer chemists time and there may well be something close before too many years pass. Anglers have been using monofilament fishing lines for barely 35 years at the time of writing (1984), Although those early lines • were a dramatic improvement over what had been available, ( gut leaders and various braided lines, primarily silk or linen), some of the lowest quality lines sold today are stronger and of better quality than the most sophisticated of those early monofilaments. The most important improvement is the strength -to -diameter ratio, for present day monofilaments are now about one: half the diameter of their predecessors, yet are just as strong. CID crux PAINT UP SILLE OUR ANNUAL EXTERIOR PAINT SALE SUPER ACRYLIC LATEX EXTERIOR FLAT All colours - 4 litres $ 1 99 41 C -I -L SUPER ALKYD GLOSS EXTERIOR All colours - 4 litres $21 99 • C -I -L SUPER ACRYLIC LATEX EXTERIOR GLOSS All colours - 4 litres $22?9 C-I©L FLOOR GUARD SUPER URETHANE FLOOR. $19" ENAMEL 4 litres • Annual CIL Exterior Paint Sale is on now - limited time only! • CLINTON HARDWARE —JA. Balfour Befall Sales Ltd.— HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES AVAILABLE CANPAR COURIER DEPOT AGENCY 24 ALBERT ST. 482-7023 1 • • ,p ' A Jim Boyle of Clinton had the fish on his side during a recent fishing trip near Sault St. Marie. Jim and his wife Monica were visiting with her cousins when Jim made the big catch of five Northern Pike on the Spanish River. The largest one weighed 10 pounds. 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