Des 825 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 I have been using Sunline Siglon PEx8 for a number of years now. The thinness and cast-ability has been great. However a criticism of it would be that it frayed a little easily and subsequently prone to breaking easily if under pressure. I would adjust the drag accordingly. Sometimes too much for a good set of the lure hooks on a strike. You learnt to adjust the drag after the strike. Today I tried the PEx8 - ADV version for the first time ,,,. Brilliant !!! Smooth, abrasion resistant. I totally agree with their claim; "deep resin technology. Increasing abrasion resistance 4 times, slickness and knot strength. It also repels water to improve casting distance cast after cast." And available for a very similar price. Highly recommend it. Cheers, Des. keenfisho, Wert, bjorn2fish and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wert 470 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Hands down the best braid I've used, moved onto the ADV a while back, does actually seem even better, will definitely be ending up on all my gear eventually once the old stuff wears out. doobie, Des and HB tragic 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Might have to give it a go next time i re-spool my Bream stick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Never used it, nor do I recall seeing it - will have to look a little harder. Thanks Des. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HB tragic 743 Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Thank you for the write up Des. Am just about to replace some Sunline(the original bright green stuff - those were the days) on some reels and have been procrastinating about the ADV. Always helps to read about positive experiences. Regards, HBt. Des 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Territory Lad 1,137 Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Completely agree @Des I have always used the Siglon x8 on the flats for YFW, but am slowly shifting over to Siglon ADV as re-spools are required. Only thing I don't like (and it's real 1st world problem stuff) is the lack of a hi-vis colour in the line up. It's smooth, casts well and is good for tying knots. HB tragic and Des 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 I had planned to try it but I went for more Tasline in the end because I did not want blue and absolutely did not want multi. When they do it in a chart or yellow I'll try it I reckon. TBH the white Tasline is easy to see above water but in the water it's harder to see than the blue JBraid, and it hasn't gone grubby like I feared it might. Actually, what's the spacing on the multi? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Territory Lad 1,137 Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Soobz said: Actually, what's the spacing on the multi? I run one with the multi and one with the blue. Pretty sure the multi is every 10m. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,463 Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 Back in the day you had two options. Spider wire. Or fire line Wert and HB tragic 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wert 470 Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Hunter69 said: Back in the day you had two options. Spider wire. Or fire line And it went spiderwire braid, fireline then spiderwire fusion depending on what you could afford, fusion would lose the coating and turn into a bundle of silk after a couple of decent fish, awful stuff, fireline was pretty good but stiff until it went fluffy and you had to underfill a little then Spiderwire braid, it seemed weird as at first but once you got used to it braid was the schiz but sooo expensive, ahhh the memories. Hunter69 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,825 Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 If I get an unexpected break in oldish braid - I have found cutting off 10m can save respooling or reversing braid. The theory being that the last 10m is the bit that see's the majority of the rubbing on rock and snags. So get rid of that and you are back in the game with unaffected braid. I use thin braid and spool pretty close to the lip to start with - so I can afford to lose 10m a year. After a couple of times, its time to reverse the braid. Although I cant remember my last wind knot - its worth testing the hell out of that section of line before reeling it back onto the spool - give it a good old yank. Coz thats the bit that will let you down when the big fish comes along If unexpected breaks happen deep in the spool, while fighting a good fish - time to bin it and respool. My kast king braid cost about $4 per 100m (when I bought my bulk spools years ago) - so its not about the cost of respooling - it more about not chucking it away before its due and saving myslf the hassle of respooling unnecessarily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,825 Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 But if you are going to use 100m top shots and shorten your line - you will need a strip of duct tape over the joiner knot. This will stop it causing problems while casting after you have taken 20m off your braid. Especially if you start throwing 30 gram metal lures on your bream gear when its used to 1/16th jig heads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIKECATTS 1,488 Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 23/03/2022 at 11:59 AM, yellow door 1 said: My kast king braid cost about $4 per 100m (when I bought my bulk spools years ago) - so its not about the cost of respooling - it more about not chucking it away before its due and saving myslf the hassle of respooling unnecessarily. I like the Kast King braid.. Use from 6lb all the way up to 80lb.. Works well for the price.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,825 Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 hours ago, MIKECATTS said: I like the Kast King braid.. Use from 6lb all the way up to 80lb.. Works well for the price.. Yeah all my lines are Kast King now - from braid to the Flourocote leaders. I love a bargain - so I always look for the gems in the lower price Bracket - Kast king is one of those - Not as cheap as it used to be but I will continue to buy it if my bulk purchase ever runs out MIKECATTS 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIKECATTS 1,488 Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 On 15/04/2022 at 3:11 PM, yellow door 1 said: Yeah all my lines are Kast King now - from braid to the Flourocote leaders. I love a bargain - so I always look for the gems in the lower price Bracket - Kast king is one of those - Not as cheap as it used to be but I will continue to buy it if my bulk purchase ever runs out I use the leader as well.. Lands 35 kilo kings no probs in 120lb.. Go straight to the kastking web site,, much cheaper than ebay.. I tried the cheap Jarvis walker braid.. Bit too stiff/rigid and doesnt hold up well to rocks etc.. Lost a couple of kings last year to it.. But the Jarvis walker Leader seems to work ok.. yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 6 hours ago, MIKECATTS said: I use the leader as well.. Lands 35 kilo kings no probs in 120lb. Typo there @MIKECATTS? I'm guessing you mean 20lb? Not sure how you're buying direct since they don't ship to Australia. I've always ignored Kastking because it's as expensive as Sufix on Amazon usually. I'm going to get rid of the JBraid on my 3000, it's been awful for wind knots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,825 Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 11 hours ago, MIKECATTS said: I use the leader as well.. Lands 35 kilo kings no probs in 120lb.. Go straight to the kastking web site,, much cheaper than ebay.. I tried the cheap Jarvis walker braid.. Bit too stiff/rigid and doesnt hold up well to rocks etc.. Lost a couple of kings last year to it.. But the Jarvis walker Leader seems to work ok.. Thanks for the tip Mike - if it can handle kings - it will handle anything MIKECATTS 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIKECATTS 1,488 Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Soobz said: Typo there @MIKECATTS? I'm guessing you mean 20lb? Not sure how you're buying direct since they don't ship to Australia. I've always ignored Kastking because it's as expensive as Sufix on Amazon usually. I'm going to get rid of the JBraid on my 3000, it's been awful for wind knots. sorry 120lb Kastking leader.... I get from them direct through Aliexpress.. They have their own shop there.. and yes.. Jbraid isnt too good.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 32 minutes ago, MIKECATTS said: sorry 120lb Kastking leader. Ah, you mean the mono leader? The fluoro and copolymers don't go past 50 which confused me. Yeah prices are good there, might try the braid, which one do you use, there are several 8 strand? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Des 825 Posted April 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 @MIKECATTS Is Kast King any good for flicking light lures for YFW. If so, which one do you use for this application? Thanks, Des Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIKECATTS 1,488 Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 On 18/04/2022 at 8:54 AM, Soobz said: Ah, you mean the mono leader? The fluoro and copolymers don't go past 50 which confused me. Yeah prices are good there, might try the braid, which one do you use, there are several 8 strand? KastKing SuperPower Braided Fishing Line in 8 strand Soobz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIKECATTS 1,488 Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 On 18/04/2022 at 11:44 AM, Des said: @MIKECATTS Is Kast King any good for flicking light lures for YFW. If so, which one do you use for this application? Thanks, Des KastKing SuperPower Braided Fishing Line in 8lb.... Yellow colour is my favourite. Des 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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