He earlier had met and been befriended by Russ Izor, a renowned boat builder, captain and fishing-line manufacturer from San Pedro, Cal. Izor, who died in 2002, was considered the father of braided ...

Braided fishing lines were on the market for years before I finally decided to give them a try on my own rods and reels. The biggest reason for my resistance to braid was my distrust of knots between ...