Dave D, I hope you are getting the information you need. On my centerpin I have used both Fireline and Hydrofloat braid. The Fireline was a great place to start and worked pretty well as I learned how to cast. It sorta floats and was easy to mend and I didn't have a lot of money in it as I had to cut out more than a few snarls.

I tried Hydrofloat but it did not work for me as it would not feed off the reel and hung up really badly. I don't know if anyone else had this problem, but it didn't work for me. It was disappointing since it floated and mended really nicely.

I have settled into a fairly expensive Japanese mono called Siglon that is a floating mono. It works well but many folks use other monos like Maxima. Most monos don't float, so mending is more difficult. I don't lose much line in the seams I float so my cost over time is low, so I will stick to Siglon.

Maybe I will try Fireline again.

Maybe someday I will find the perfect line.

As far as the gent who can cast a center pin and spinning set up the same distance, he is a better fisherman than me. My center pin distance is much shorter than my spinning casting, and the longer the rod, the farther I can cast and the easier to mend and keep the line off the water.

Center pin fishing is a love/hate thing, I think. I just find it lots of fun and it challenges my skills.