[foxfish]

Fireline is a good quality braid although I prefer spiderwire. Some braids are very supple, too supple to cast without causing tangles. The round profile stiffer braids are best for casting, fireline is one. However you dont need such lines to catch fish, a good 15lb mono works very well, try your locale course fishing tackle shop. There are superb low stretch monos available in 100mt spools that the carp & barbel boys use. I have landed some big fish on 12lb mono. Mr x lure fishing in our waters will never produce the same amount of fish that bait fishing will. A good bait to try is squid or calamari from the super market, a frozen 1kg pack is cheap to buy & should last you a few sessions. Try drifting with your bait on the bottom, use a simple boom, 2oz lead & 3' of trace line. A size one or one "o" hook will do the business. While you are paddling swap to a 1oz lead & troll the same rig with thin 3'' strip of squid & let out different amounts of line to fish different depths.