JonC Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Anyone used it? I picked a spool up today for just over a tenner, less than half the price of other brands. How shit or good is it? Seems excellent value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, JonC said: Anyone used it? I picked a spool up today for just over a tenner, less than half the price of other brands. How shit or good is it? Seems excellent value. You planning on going shark fishing soon @JonC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Well that’s what it says I will catch with it…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, JonC said: Well that’s what it says I will catch with it…. Blackwater white shark . A first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 We get them on the 29th of this month as long as it’s not a leap year. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Try testing the B.S. with a spring gauge and see how close to the stated B.S. it is. Should either give you peace of mind or a one way trip to the bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 @JonC will you be using it on a rod with a 2.8mm tip or a 3mm tip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: @JonC will you be using it on a rod with a 2.8mm tip or a 3mm tip? 🤣🖕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 24 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Try testing the B.S. with a spring gauge and see how close to the stated B.S. it is. Should either give you peace of mind or a one way trip to the bin. Yeah could do that, but the BS isn’t my concern so much as it’s well over the top, it’s more the durability of it, if it’s going to moult like an old German Shepard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, JonC said: Yeah could do that, but the BS isn’t my concern so much as it’s well over the top, it’s more the durability of it, if it’s going to moult like an old German Shepard. Only one way to find out...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyhookit Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 what are you going to use it for JonC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Just general purpose, I mainly fish uptide in shallow water, I’ve always preferred mono but I’m going to experiment with braid. I generally use 15-18lb mono so even if the claimed 46lb is optimistic it should still be more than adequate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyhookit Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 the whole idea of uptiding is so that the tide catches your line to form a big bow and your rig lays flat on the bottom look on ebay for Spectra braid £40 for 2000m its what i use on my skate reels never had any bother with it i use the 80 lbs and landed fish to 225 Lbs another one to look for is ( Hercules ) braid thats good as well use that in 40 lbs for general fishing tight lines Alain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 6 hours ago, willyhookit said: the whole idea of uptiding is so that the tide catches your line to form a big bow and your rig lays flat on the bottom look on ebay for Spectra braid £40 for 2000m its what i use on my skate reels never had any bother with it i use the 80 lbs and landed fish to 225 Lbs another one to look for is ( Hercules ) braid thats good as well use that in 40 lbs for general fishing tight lines Alain Yeah I get you, I’ve got a little bit of experience with uptiding, but was looking to try a different thing. 15lb mono is usually about 0.40mm as opposed to the 46lb braid that is 0.33 - so there’s not much difference in it regarding resistance in the tide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, JonC said: Yeah I get you, I’ve got a little bit of experience with uptiding, but was looking to try a different thing. 15lb mono is usually about 0.40mm as opposed to the 46lb braid that is 0.33 - so there’s not much difference in it regarding resistance in the tide. Think the one thing you will have to mind, is braids ability to tie itself in horrendous knots, especially when the tide slackens off willyhookit and jonnyswamp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, suzook12 said: Think the one thing you will have to mind, is braids ability to tie itself in horrendous knots, especially when the tide slackens off I will watch for that thanks, I didn’t realise it was a thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 hours ago, suzook12 said: Think the one thing you will have to mind, is braids ability to tie itself in horrendous knots, especially when the tide slackens off Yes, it can be a nightmare in the Bristol Channel too when fishing over rough ground The braid tends to snag itself around any pinnacles/coral and can be a pain to pull out. Usually ending in a snap, but always with some damage to it I use 30lb mono straight through now on my uptiders, still use braid on the downtiders though willyhookit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyhookit Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 5 hours ago, JonC said: Yeah I get you, I’ve got a little bit of experience with uptiding, but was looking to try a different thing. 15lb mono is usually about 0.40mm as opposed to the 46lb braid that is 0.33 - so there’s not much difference in it regarding resistance in the tide. forgot to add the mono as more abrasion resistance than braid might be ok to use braid over clean sand but where i fishing ( Whitby ) there is patches of broken ground that fish better than over clean sand tight lines Alain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 47 minutes ago, willyhookit said: forgot to add the mono as more abrasion resistance than braid might be ok to use braid over clean sand but where i fishing ( Whitby ) there is patches of broken ground that fish better than over clean sand tight lines Alain Mainly sand and shingle or mud in the Thames, a few mussel beds etc but not much rough ground. I’ve been using and advocating mono for the last 20 years but I think some of the Bristol Channel massif are using braid more and more with good results. Every day’s a school day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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