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Michael
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Nov 19, 2003, 8:04 PM

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Found out about Fireline a few months ago. I do drum beaters, key fobs and small bowls...using 8's to 15's so far, with a similar pattern to those shown in BEADWORK-Winter 99. I use the 4 and 6 pound regularly and it is the greatest! Ties well, does need the up close and personal with the scissor hinge but also hides within the beads extremely well. Eye problems on this end have noted that all too well! Grin!. I so wish they used the smaller spools for the 125 yarders, though. Much easier to manage in my traveling bead kit. Nymo works, Silimide is okay for the 11's and 8's, but overall, I've been very happy with the Fireline. Yes, I too have had sudden breakage--not sure if it is the bead edge or what, and it is difficult to see and "keep out of trouble" if the lighting is a bit poor, but then again, the 4 and 6 lb. are very small, but very, very tough! I really recommend it and will be using it in some upcoming classes. Mfarmer@dcwis.com. Umm, I'm not too familiar with the chat room or forum sstuff, but I had to tell you about the Fireline. After I've shown them, even the gals are excited about fishing line!

pugdog
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Nov 20, 2003, 4:46 PM

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Hi!

I really like the fireline. More than any of the others I've played with.

Do you find that some has to be wiped a few times to get rid of the "black"? could that be graphite? Or maybe remnants of the manufacturing process? (Oil?)

I'm sort of excited. We got our shipment of beadwork today, and there it was on page 42 (my lucky number). Looks great! Beadwork did a great layout job.

The random breakage is definitely an issue, but It seems that just about anything will break for no [apparant] reason. The more you use something, the more you will find out about it's short comings as well as it's strengths.

I've found that snugging the knots in a bead, with a drop of super glue makes very strong knots. Works with most monofilament, stretchy cord, and other materials. The trick is to make sure the knot is snug in the bead, so the superglue can grip. Most superglues are not gap-filling, and require good contact between surfaces to be bonded.

This To That (http://www.thistothat.com/index.shtml) is a great place to find glue information, because, as they say, "...people have a need to glue things to other things" <G>

Thanks for posting, and hope to hear more about your fishing line experiences.

PS: It's true that one way to get a woman into the sporting goods store or fish area is to tell her how good the new lines are for beading ;) It's also a good way to keep her out of your tackle box <G>
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