SurfcaztR 707 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Meppstas 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meppstas 4,964 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I don't use their Braid but I do use their thin clear 4 lb Mono, Copolymer & Fluorokote lines for trout fishing.and have never had a problem with it at all,, I have all three of them.,, very thin & strong.. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,822 Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 If they made undies - I'd buy em I switched nearly all my reels to the cheap 4 strand braid and use the 30lb flourokote for Jewies After my experience with their lines - I even took it a step further Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,822 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 I get the 300m spools and just topshot my reels with 100m of braid - At the time I was buying it it was around $8 on ebay (Its since gone up to $12 for the 300m spool) - and it passed all my tests - so it turns out to be a very economical braid thats nice and limp. I tested the 8lb most thoroughly and with the way I test my lines - it breaks at 75%+ when dry and using a uni knot - but if you pass the line through the eye of the hook twice before finishing the uni, it will break slightly above stated breaking strain. If I tie an FG with 8lb Kast king braid to 8lb Vanish leader - the line breaks at the lure out in the field And the 30lb Flourokote I use for Jewie leader breaks around 35lb with a standard uni knot. I did have some unexplained breakages on the 6lb braid but all the other classes above it have been very well behaved. As you might have guessed I like looking for cheap stuff that works good - In my experience - Kast King lines and Sunnies fit that description - But as you know - this is just what happens when I use the line - results can and do vary based on who's tying the knots and the testing method. SurfcaztR 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SurfcaztR 707 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Some of the Ebay braid is alright.. I still have it on a couple of reels and been on there for over 10yrs and still is better then some of the top priced stuff. Spectra brand from memory, I think they stopped selling it under that name and re branded it tho, Can't remember the new name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,822 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Yeah his testing rig is slightly more sophisticated than mine - and using Standard uni knots definitely weakens the line and is not a true test of the lines actual breaking strain - but it gives me a base line I can work from. I was able to achieve higher than stated breaking strain results by passing the line through the eye of the hook twice before finishing the Uni - so it shows the importance of knot selection in line strength tests Heres my rig in action on some snaps Softy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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