What does multifilament mean?
The greek word “multi” means many or numerous, the word “filum” is also Latin and means fibre or thread, consequently multifilament means consisting of many fibres. Sometimes one uses the expression polyfilament, the word poly is Greek for many or numerous, so the word polyfilament has the same meaning. See also: What is a monofilament fishing line? Generally anglers just call it “braid”, which of course reflects on the fact that the fibres are made into yarn and then braided. This includes STROFT GTP fishing line. See also: How are singular fibres made into a STROFT multifilament fishing line? On the other hand there are other kinds of multifilaments where the fibres are not braided, but rather twisted, cabled, welded or stuck together.
