Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 4.33 x 4.25 x 1.02 inches |
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Package Weight | 0.04 Pounds |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5 x 4.2 x 1 inches |
Item Weight | 18.14 Grams |
Brand Name | Berkley |
Color | Smoke |
Manufacturer | Berkley |
Part Number | FL3004-42 |
Size | 300 Yd, 4/1 Lb |
Sport Type | Fishing |
Berkley Fireline 300-Yard Fishing Line
Color | Smoke |
Brand | Berkley |
Breaking Strength | 453.59 Grams |
About this item
- Optimized for Spinning Reels
- Incredibly Strong - Three times stronger than
- Long and Fast Casting - No memory and smooth finish
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About Us
The Berkley story is deeply rooted in the idea of the American Dream. It's about hard work, struggle, and tough times. And it's about building partnerships to accomplish goals. Still, the story of Berkley is much more than the story of Berkley Bedell. It's also the story of dedicated co-workers and loyal customers, who were equally willing to take risks.
It all began in Spirit Lake, Iowa, in June of 1937, when 16-year old Berkley Bedell took 50 USD from his paper route earnings to start a business selling his hand-tied flies to fishing tackle shops and vacationing anglers. In his upstairs bedroom, with hair clipped from the family dog, Stubby, and feathers from the backyard chickens, young Berkley crafted flies to entice local bluegill and bass from their underwater cover. The Berkley Fly Co. was founded.
By the time Berk graduated from high school in 1939, he was employing several area girls who made flies, silkworm gut, and cable wire leaders in their homes. The business soon outgrew Berk's parent's basement and living room. He expanded to the second floor of the local grocery store, using a tub filled with ice and a fan for air conditioning.
After attending the state university and serving in the Army Air Corps, Berk returned to Spirit Lake in 1945 to start Berkley and Company. The business focus was on its cable wire leaders. One evening, while reading Popular Science, Berk learned about a Connecticut company that was producing nylon-covered cable for sailboat rigging. After visiting their plant, he began to work on nylon-coated wire for use in fishing leaders. production began in Spirit Lake. Shortly after this, the distinctive Berkley heart logo was designed with the slogan "nylon leader with a heart of stainless steel."
Berk next became interested in extruding nylon monofilament fishing line. At that time, all nylon came from DuPont. After receiving a license from DuPont, Berk returned to Spirit Lake to begin work developing equipment to produce nylon. The initial extrusion equipment consisted of reclaimed washing machine wringers, bicycle wheels, and other homespun materials. Soon Berkley was marketing private brand mono as well as Dew Flex monofilament. Ongoing experimentation would soon yield the company's breakthrough innovation - Trilene.
In 1959, Berkley introduced Trilene at about the same time DuPont introduced Stren. To help introduce the new line, Berk sent out thousands of sample spools of line and asked store owners to have their best fisherman try it on a spinning reel. Fishermen loved the line and it began the successful launch of Berkley Trilene.
The next four decades were a time of great growth for the company. In the 1960's Berkley entered into the rod business, which lead to international expansion in the 1970's. Soft plastic baits made an appearance in the 1980's. The 1990's through today have seen significant technology improvements in all of the Berkley products. From the beginning, Berkley has committed significant resources to research and development - a continuing strategy that has resulted in countless product innovations, including Berkley Trilene, the Lightning Rod, PowerBait, FireLine, and more recently Gulp!? and Gulp! Alive.
Product Description
Thermally fused Fireline provides the ultimate in casting performance, strength and sensitivity for all fishing conditions.
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ASIN | B000FUIISQ |
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Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #65,104 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) #84 in Braided Fishing Line |
Date First Available | September 30, 2004 |
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Customers like the weight, quality, durability, and visibility of the fishing line. For example, they mention it's versatile, light, and small diameter, making it the most economical size to buy. That said, some complain about the color. They say it has a coating that can get on their fingers while working, and it rubs off on their hands and fabric. Opinions are mixed on the value.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the fishing line. They mention that it is the best beading line, casting and overall line out there. They also say it's strong, reliable, and casts extremely well. Customers are also pleased with the Fireline and say it is great for beaders and works well for peyote stitch.
"...It is strong, reliable, and casts extremely well...." Read more
"...than Nymo or C-lon - But its big advantage is the fact that is not a fibrous thread so is not as easy to split with the beading needle the way other..." Read more
"...pass through any beads even pearls several times and it's essential for peyote beadweaving...." Read more
"It works wonderfully for jewelry, does not knot easily, when it does, it is easy to untangle. It is strong and does not fray...." Read more
Customers find the fishing line durable, reliable, and easy to work with. They say it holds up against toothy gamefish like pike and musky, and it rarely frays. Customers also say it's super strong, doesn't tangle, and lasts a long time.
"...I hate that about other braids.It rarely frays, even when dragged across beach sand over-and-over, or dragged across snags and logs...." Read more
"I've used this line for around 20 years and I love it! It's strong, casts smooth and doesn't have that wire braided feel." Read more
"I can't blame jewelry makers for using this stuff, it's really durable, hence me using it for its intended purpose, fishing line...." Read more
"...It is strong and does not fray...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the fishing line's stretch. They mention that it is super strong and flexible.
"Super strong and flexible. Casts like a dream and invisible in the water" Read more
"...I've always gotten good service. I use this line because it doesn't stretch and is very strong...." Read more
"No stretch, smooth casting, never line problems like fluorocarbon or mono, holds knots better than braid, holds up against toothy gamefish like pike..." Read more
"The only line I use, no stretch so you feel every hit, ties easily, casts better than mono." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the visibility of the fishing line. They mention that it works well without being visible in the water.
"Super strong and flexible. Casts like a dream and invisible in the water" Read more
"...Light and small diameter and will sink and become invisible." Read more
"...have sharp inner holes and this stuff works amazingly well...without being visible!" Read more
"...Super strong and in pink it's super visible." Read more
Customers find the weight versatile, good for lapidary stones, and economical. They also say it's light and small diameter, making it sink and become invisible.
"...Good weight for lapidary stones.I will use it again, and again.Thank you Berkley." Read more
"I do a lot of beadwork and this is my favorite thread. This weight is very versatile...." Read more
"Been using this line for years for beading. This is the most economical size to buy." Read more
"...Light and small diameter and will sink and become invisible." Read more
Customers find the fishing line easy to work with, refill, and cast. They also mention that it's durable and easy to fix.
"I use this line for bead weaving. Durable and easy to work with!" Read more
"Sensitive, non tangling line, easy to refill reel and casts with ease. Light and small diameter and will sink and become invisible." Read more
"easy fix, no tap..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the fishing line. Some mention it's a great value, and worth the price. However, others say that the 300 yard size is economical.
"...It is quite superior and strong. I do believe beaders are a large part of the company's customer base at this point." Read more
"...Which means I save a lot of money on lures. It does cost more but is worth it. In the long run if you fish a lot it will save you money." Read more
"...Fireline is pretty expensive, but its durability and performance more than make up for the price...." Read more
"I am actually using it to do bead work with. I love it, and I love the price." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the color of the fishing line. They mention that it has a coating that gets on their fingers while working, it rubs off on their hands and fabric, and it leaves a grey residue.
"...The smoke color will leave a grey residue on your fingers, but I rub it through a piece of Kleenex to take it off before I wax my thread, and have..." Read more
"...The Smoke color does rub off on your hands and fabric. Use a tissue to wipe off the Fireline prior to use." Read more
"...The smoke color sometimes has a coating that can get on your fingers while working." Read more
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Using either a Modified Albright or an Alberto's knot to join it to a backing or a leader, and a carefully tied Palomar to tie to a swivel, it has never failed me at the knot. I have never had it break-off (Disclaimer: I haven't hooked a twenty pound fish on 4lb FireLine, but I have landed a 9lb fish on 4lb line).
The first time I tried it, I hated it. The knots slipped and I lost tackle. It made the roller bearings "sing". It just felt wrong.
After trying some other braids, I tried FireLine again and it solved the one aggravation I had with other braids: the wind carries it a lot less than standard braids. No more huge lateral curves when I cast across the wind is nice, but the best part is that it doesn't float on the wind when I'm sitting on the bank trying to tie-on a new leader or lure. I hate that about other braids.
It rarely frays, even when dragged across beach sand over-and-over, or dragged across snags and logs. It's a two-year, maybe three-year, line.
It costs, but if I get two years out of it, the purchase price balances out. And if it last three years (and I think it will) I come out ahead.
Highly recommended.
After 2 years of the same line on my most-used saltwater reel, I can't understand why anyone would use anything else but Fireline. Other than occasional trimming to get rid of the rattiest line near the end, and occasional rinsing and applications of line and lure saltwater formula, I've done nothing special to care for this line, and I can't believe how tough it is. As you go deeper into the spool, it still looks new, again this is after 2 years, in saltwater. Power pro and spiderwire don't come close to this durability, those fray and break much more regularly than Fireline.
Fireline is pretty expensive, but its durability and performance more than make up for the price. Once I'm out of the other brands of braid I have, I'm going to use or buy Fireline from now on. Can't endorse anything more strongly than that.
One complaint I have with the Fireline smoke is that the color comes off on one's hands, I do try to rinse the length that I intend to use under warm running water and then wipe and wipe and wipe repeatedly to remove as much of the excess charcoal gray color as possible but it seems that no amount of rinsing and wiping is sufficient and as I'm beading I notice the charcoal streaks across my hands.
The only other thing that annoys me is that Fireline seems to have a tendency to kink and get knotted around itself far more easily than Nymo or C-lon - But its big advantage is the fact that is not a fibrous thread so is not as easy to split with the beading needle the way other threads do. It is also great for use with crystal and metal beads that would cut through other fibrous beading threads