Fishing lines: the material that is the link between you and the fish. Therefore it is of great importance that we choose the right material.
There are two main contenders, fluorocarbon and monofilament, which both have their advantages.
For high breaking strain you have to choose monofilament since you simply don't get fluorocarbon in that high a breaking strain. Monofilament also had the advantage of being much cheaper. However, monofilament has a wider diameter and is more easily to spot under water. It also stretches alot more than fluorocarbon meaning you might not set the hook if fishing at distance.
Fluorocarbon is great to use a hook length when float fishing. This is because it is roughly the same density as water and so virtually invisible. This is reason it is used to a great extent in fly fishing. It is also has a much thinner diameter.
What about braid I here you say?! Well braid is simply strands of fishing line braided together. Therefore there is very little stretch in braid and it can be very high breaking strain - useful for fishing at range with snags.
