Fishing Braid

Braided Line was one of the of earliest types of fishing line.

In its modern incarnations, it is still very popular in some situations because of:

Braided fishing lines tend to have good resistance to abrasion. Their actual breaking strength will commonly well exceed their pound test rating.

Braided lines can be successfully used on any type of fishing reel, but are perhaps most well known as excellent lines for baitcasting reels, in particular for trolling where they remain especially popular among many fishermen.