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over 30lbs the Cast away
under 30lbs the Super PE
Under 12lbs Stren Micro Fuse
Daiwa Saltiga
Daiwa TD Sensor
Fins
Suffix
Sunline Super PE
Sunline Castaway
Fireline
Whiplash
Jigman
Tuf Line
G'day all!
Anywhere to look for the best price for the Sunline Castaway?
T-hanks, Rob.
Ballina
as above
over 30lbs the Cast away
under 30lbs the Super PE
Under 12lbs Stren Micro Fuse
Who here has had dealing with Tuf Line in the 20-30lb range??
oh and what size spools do the Sunline braid come in??(both Castaway and Super PE)
keep em coming..
cheers
"holy sh!t, did you see that?"
Both come in 150m and 300m but probably depends what b/s you are looking at also.Who here has had dealing with Tuf Line in the 20-30lb range??
oh and what size spools do the Sunline braid come in??(both Castaway and Super PE)
keep em coming..
cheers
Its not on the list ........ Nitlon!!!!!
Its the best .... i've used ( certainly on Baitcast gear)
Other than that ...... Daiwa TD Sensor
most other braids i've used ..... have all had issues
Nagg
What about Platypus?
sorry guys.. only put up the ones that appeared in the first few posts of the thread
"holy sh!t, did you see that?"
who here knows the dia. on the 20lb Sunline braid??
"holy sh!t, did you see that?"
A pity you omitted to include the best two Barra braids which happen to be Australian Made. Anything other that Bionic or Platypus braids for barra is third best!
Maybe better phrasing of your poll question would help. Are you looking for it for Freshwater, Saltwater, Beach, River, Reef, offshore Trolling or freshwater trolling?
Offshore trolling ......Braid? Nooooooooooooooooooo!
Alcohol doesn't agree with me, but i sure do enjoy the argument!!!
I cant give you exact figures but I spooled a reel up with 20lb sunline today and it is slightly thinner than 20lb Finns.On the finns box I have it states that its the same diameter as 8lb mono.I hope thats some help to you.
There are a lot of well priced good quality braids around now.Plenty of choices.
Toddy
The Sunline breaks at around the stated B/S but the Fins is usually way above whats stated
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am trying td sensor at the moment so far so good.........
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Haven't used half of them in the poll but I've used the Tufline and its been pretty good
Suffix all the way, Love the stuff in anything from 10-30lb (I have 50lb also but haven't spooled it yet). Can be a bit expensive at about $39 for 150 yards compared to others. (I have never looked into the stuff that shows the depth as those BIG spool prices scare me).
Fireline is ok up to 10-14lb but is way to stiff for anything other than trawling over this size, I use to use 10lb all the time flicking plastics for Bream and other species, worked well, Especially when you can get it on sale for around $20 for 150 yards. But since changing to suffix I can get about 1/4 more distance out of my casts than I was able to with fireline.
Fins is a good strong braid and is still supple at 50lbs. This is all I have ever used for Barra and its stood up the the test being pulled around the trees a number of times. It has also landed some good fish from the reef without a problem. I have run 50lb on an abu bait caster and 20lb on a 4000 spin reel, Both these outfits have performed well for me.
I can't comment on any of the others sorry, I have never tried them! But one thing I have noticed with ALL braid so far. After spooling on some new line I like to use a slug, or a decent HB lure for at least 1 hour before changing over to a light plastic. Using a heavy lure allows you to cast a fair amount of braid from the spool, then when retrieving under pressure allows the braid to work onto the spool better and have less loose line that might cause knots when casting. Yes spooling your line properly to begin with should stop this from happening, but I think as the braid takes on water and loosens up somewhat it changes how it sits on the spool.
hope this helps ya.
Cheers
Brandon...
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