tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post1276912847079910421..comments2024-01-26T21:38:25.924-08:00Comments on Duane's PoeTree: Jack Scott writesDuanesPoeTreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-19716215143941532562016-05-28T21:33:28.070-07:002016-05-28T21:33:28.070-07:00Monofilament is fishing line made from a single fi...Monofilament is fishing line made from a single fiber of plastic. It comes in a range of diameters with different tensile strengths (called "tests" after the process of tensile testing). It is made by melting and mixing polymers and then extruding the mixture through tiny holes, thus forming strands of line which is spun into spools. In 1938 DuPont invented nylon, the first synthetic fiber, and the next year began marketing nylon monofilament fishing line; it had good knot strength and very low visibility to the fish, but it was quite stiff (or "wiry") and difficult to handle and cast, so braided Dacron lines remained the most popular line until 1959, when DuPont introduced Stren, which was thinner and softer and could be used in a large range of reels, including newly introduced spinning and spin casting tackle. DuanesPoeTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.com