THE big ones might not get away quite so often if an experimental fishing line finds its way to market. The new line changes colour when it has been subjected to too much stress, warning the angler that it is in danger of breaking.
Nylon fishing line is designed to have some stretch. But pull on it too hard – when fighting a large fish, for example, or trying to get loose from a snag – and it can reach the point of “non-recoverable deformation” at which it becomes seriously weakened.
The new line has been developed by Christoph Weder, Brent Crenshaw…
