I am really tired of buying line now days. Is there a known brand that does not coil and tangle? Is it the manufactures of the line or simply too long on the shelf? It seems to me that there is no line around anymore that does not coil and tangle on a guy. Any suggestion on brands or # would be welcome. I use a 4-6# usually.
For Mono, I’d go see Dean and have him spool you up with some 6lb Cortland line.
I did and I’ve been very happy with it.
Hey, I know what you mean. Sometimes it seems that the world is conspiring against me and my fishing- string bird nesting on me and breaking easily. I’ve always been a Power Pro guy, spinning or casting, but lately, I’ve been leaning towards Fireline. I have fished it year round and it has given me little to no problems. Try the 2lb diameter-6lb test. Works nicely on all your light to ultra light poles. Make sure to tie a simple mono backing and you shouldn’t have any problems. Seems like Power Pro would wrap itself around my rod tip and always cause a pain and a tight not 
. I haven’t had this problem with Fireline. Also, if you fish cold weather, say for February walleyes, you will notice that the line doesn’t absorb water as much as braids, so it won’t turn into a frozen knot of ice and string. Anyway, I think I’ve said enough. Give it a try and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. 
Absolutely coil and/or tangle free? You’ll fish your whole life and not encounter such a thing.
Are their lines that are better than others? You bet.
Currently, I have about half of my spinning rods rigged up with the Cortland hi-vis line that Dean is carrying at Everts. This line is prepared by the same process that Cortland uses to manufacture their trout fishing tippet material. I’ve used it in 4-6-8 lb test classes and have been very happy. Last week, when I was in the Everts baitshop, I heard a past FLW and PWT champion refer to this line as a mono with hard-line feel. High praise from an expert at jig fishing!
The other half of my spinning reels are rigged with Sufix Elite mono…8 lb test in hi-vis yellow to be specific. I suspect that I will phase this line out and replace it with all Cortland during the course of the season.
It would be hard to find a mono line that won’t eventually get coiled on you. I like to take my rods out at home and walk a hundred yards off in the field behind my house and then slowly reel it back up. I do this twice and it makes it like new again.
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It would be hard to find a mono line that won’t eventually get coiled on you. I like to take my rods out at home and walk a hundred yards off in the field behind my house and then slowly reel it back up. I do this twice and it makes it like new again.
Or while in your boat let a lot of free line(nothing tied to it)drag for a while and than reel it up with a little tention with your thumb and finger. same deal.
I tried the Suffix mono and felt like a horrible joke had just been perpetrated on me! 
Never again I say!!!
Do the line drag behind the boat trick and that will take care of the twist.
For off-the-shelf-mono-available-anywhere-anytime, I’ll go with Berkely Trilene XL. 
-J.
I’m a Fireline user and have been very happy with it. However, (shameless plug), but since I recieved my Draggin Jig DVD, I’m thinking of changing and having a couple spools of different lines available. To save cost on the Fireline after it gets worn, I remove all of it from the spool and reattach the other end to my reel and reel it back up. This way I get twice as much use out of the line. Saves money too.
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