Lines having shaped surface and method of making

1. A fishing line comprising an outer surface having at least one array of shaped features therein and having an advancing contact angle with deionized water of at least about 115°; wherein the array comprises a plurality of discrete shaped features spaced equidistantly along a longitudinal axis of the fishing line, and wherein the shaped features are from about 0.005 to about 0.02 inches across in their broadest dimension.

2. The fishing line of claim 1 wherein said outer surface is defined by a polymeric outer layer.

3. The fishing line of claim 2 wherein said outer layer is substantially continuous.

4. The fishing line of claim 2 wherein said outer layer surrounds one or more core elements.

5. The fishing line of claim 1 wherein said line is selected from the group consisting of monofilament and polyfilament lines.

6. The fishing line of claim 5 wherein said line is a composite line.

7. The fishing line of claim 1 wherein said array comprises at least one series of shaped features arranged substantially along the longitudinal axis of said fishing line.

8. The fishing line of claim 1 wherein said array comprises two or more series of shaped features per longitudinal segment.

9. The fishing line of claim 1 wherein at least two longitudinal segments of the line have different arrays of shaped features.

10. The fishing line of claim 1 wherein said outer surface has an advancing contact angle with deionized water of at least about 125°.

11. The fishing line of claim 10 wherein said outer surface has an advancing contact angle with deionized water of at least about 135°.

12. The fishing line of claim 11 wherein said outer surface has an advancing contact angle with deionized water of at least about 150°.