1.   Braided line and direct-drive bait-casting reels were popular, but many anglers who came to the river simply used cane poles.

2.   Eddie Houpt of Simi Valley was trying out some new braided line.

3.   He tried it with calico bass, but found that the sensitivity of the non-stretch braided line worked against him.

4.   Of all saltwater fishing applications, rockfishing may be the most useful for braided line.