Blast from the Past ;Dacron Line Fishing

[PeggyLee]

Anyone of  you gents or ladies ever fish with Dacron Line.I just found a few spools of  Gudebrod braided Dacron in 2olb,30 lb,50lb 100yds spools in excellent condition.Thinking about spooling a reel or two and maybe troll one reel with stretch 25s.
Or should I use it to tie up the news papers?
Thoughts and ideas welcomed.  Thanks, AJ.   

[ped579]

How old is it?  I would now think it has the same integrity as when it was new.  Braid has a tendency to rot from the inside out but you will have to be the judge on that.

It would be interesting to use it once more, though.

Paul

[PeggyLee]

They said it was stored in a cool place for  some years but it is still on the original spools.It looks clean and appears never to have been used in its original package.

[Treebeard]

I used Dacron a bit in my younger days..but never tried it trolling..You should certainly get the low stretch effect that modern braids offer, but I doubt you will get the same kind of depth penetration due to dacron's much bigger diameter, and greater buoyancy (its hollow and tends to float). Remember , the average spectra 50# braid is comparable to about 10-12# mono, but dacron will be much closer in dia.  to its comparable mono.. Other than that, if its a good deal, try it on one rig and see what you think..you can always use it for backing if it does'nt meet your needs.

[mgm]

I still have a spool of 50 lb Offshore Angler dacron that I used to use for codfishing because of its low stretch, but with today's small diameter braid, the only use I have for it is backing on my larger 4/0 and 6/0 Senators which I top with braid of 60 or 80 lb test.

The condition of my dacron is still excellent as it has a waxy coat on it.  I wouldn't think of using it for any other application.

[PeggyLee]

Treebeard, you make a good point about that water absorbtion and diameter.I got it for nothing, so I will try it on a Fluke set up and see what happens. I can always use it as backing as MGM states on the jigmaster or senators 3/0s or 4/0s. Thanks guys.

[Reel Class]

make sure its not brittle and that it still has its integrity...  Dacron works great for pulling big plugs, esp. stretch's.  If I could get my hands on some fresh stuff I would use it in teh right circumstances

[PeggyLee]

6/02 update: the stuff workd fine so far on the troll tested against spoons and stretchs on blues to 6-8 lbs.Not one of our major saccomplishments yet but we will mix it in try it along with other stuff.Keep you informed.