Thanks all.

This has been a very informative thread for me on float fishing tackle. More good useable info than I've heard in a month of Sundays from the shops I've been to. I'm much clearer than before on the rod and reel, but this fishing line thing has got me baffled. So many choices, so little time.

Power Pro (or Fire something), whatever these new fangled braided lines are called, all look perfect for straight float fishing. I can see awesome advantages like floatation, visibility, strength, mendability, low memory and more capacity and smoother casting on a baitcaster, like a Curado. But I don't want to give up my day job or stop drift fishing either. And the disadvantages here concern me. First tying a Palomar, blood knot or whatever you have to do is no small matter when your retying all the time. For one thing I'm either squinting through trifocals, on the oars or fishing in low light. The other is speed, being able to attach lead to my mainline tag (I like to keep it simple) and of course, having supreme confidence in the knot when I SET the hook and play the fish. I also don't like the idea of stressing the rod just trying to pull free (loads of fun when the boat is headed down a riffle and you get snagged). A penney for your thoughts on this stuff.

If I stay mono what are some good choices in a high vis (I often see pick ups before I feel em), soft, mendable, smooth casting and durable line. For drifting I am sold on Maxima, but recently I have been using 12 or 15# Ande florescent green for plugs and what little float fishing I have done last couple of years. Seems fine but then I respool fresh main to a backing regularly.

Seems like fishing line is like golf balls these days. More choices than you can shake a club, I mean rod, at. No lack of hype either.

Thanks again.