Tuf-Line Day Two

[roadwarrior]

Actually, two and three.

 

My first outing fishing Tuf-Line was with "moving" lures, mostly Smithwick Rogues.

This weekend I stayed home and fished a local pond Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Both of these outings involved bottom baits: Sworming Hornet, Seibert Outdoors

Storm Series Jig & NorthStar Original Swim Jig with a Rage Tail Menace trailer.

Both days I fished with a Seaguar Tatsu leader.

 

Two issues I thought were most important: general abrassion resistance and knot

strength, especially the leader connection knot. The results were another dead solid

10. No visible abrasion of any kind, NONE!  Several hang-ups resulted in lost jigs,

but the leader tie remained intact...amazing.

 

So far, so good.

 

 

 

[down4ttown]

RW:

 

How much of a leader do you use with moving baits? 

[roadwarrior]

2'-3' for everything. Part of the reason is for potential line shyness, but with jigs in particular,

I want to be able to break-off on hang-ups. I can recover most baits from a boat, but fishing

ponds from shore is an entirely different issue. This is why I rarely (never) fish hard baits at

my ponds.

 

 

 

 

[Darren.]

Got my spool of 12lb on Saturday. Haven't had a chance to spool it up yet. Thanks for the review.

[OkobojiEagle]

RW... It will be most of a month before I'll see open water.  If you own an in-line spinner, tie it directly to the SuperCast and fish it for 1/2 hour or so.  I'd like to know if SuperCast can fish a twisting bait as well as an uncoated braid.

 

oe

[SirSnookalot]

I've been using 12 & 20 for a week or so it twists but so far not as bad

[OkobojiEagle]

Thanks for the twist update.  Does it's cross-section flatten when it twists.  Flattening was one trait I found with NanoFil.  Have you noticed an increase of distance casting?

 

oe

[Diggy]

heres a review

 

[roadwarrior]

That was "down home", I kinda liked it.

 

More to come as we continue testing the line.

 

So far, so good!

 

 

 

[Gatorbassman]

heres a review

 

The only problem I have with this review is that he did absolutely no research on the line. He has no clue as to why the line is made the way it's made and just threw up a video with an uninformed opinion. To me this type of review is next to useless. 

[J Francho]

It's not a review, it's a "first look," and as such lives up to it's title. These are just the same typical observations you or I would make about it.  I could care less about why's of the line, and want to discover the what's - as in what is it good for.  My first impressions, it's gonna be an outstanding topwater line. 

 

One thing I noticed was his complaint about lower break strength.  the 20/10 line he was using has an actual break strength listed at 34 lbs.  That's MORE than enough to expect from a 10# diameter line.  He maybe should have checked the spec sheet.

[SirSnookalot]

I don't need anyone's review, I can do that myself just fine and at $4.99 it's a no brainer not to try it.  I have more than enough time and fish caught on both 12# and 20# with 2 sizes of spinning reels.  On both setups the lures I use generally exacerbate line twist, so far it's very minimal.  In fairness I've redesigned 1 of my lures with sampo swivel on my main line and the lure now has a ball chain swivel, the improvement is dramatic.  On my 12# set up I'm pretty much only using flukes with a sampo swivel, fishing from a high banked canal my swivel is often out of the water rendering it useless, still the lack of line twist has been exceptional.  I tried to take notice of what the line did on the water, it did seem to sink ever so slightly more than a tradition braid, not really an issue.  I believe I may be ordering some more Supercast, I'll make up mind soon, so far the line has worked well. Gotta add this, be careful in cinching the line down.  Any 10# diameter line that breaks at 30# or more is a big bonus.  An interesting topic might be: should lines break at their incredibly high actual strengths or should they break at the number on the package.  I'm taking the latter, I want 20# line to break at 20#, as long as I'm using braid it's out of my control unless I downsize the diameter which I've been thinking about.  We gotta give the fish some kind of chance.

[J Francho]

There are certified lines.  Diawa Samurai says 20# on the package, and breaks very close to 20#.

[SirSnookalot]

I know, as I'm not looking to certify a fish it's easier to buy line my local store, rather than have to order it.

[Diggy]

It's not a review, it's a "first look," and as such lives up to it's title. These are just the same typical observations you or I would make about it.  I could care less about why's of the line, and want to discover the what's - as in what is it good for.  My first impressions, it's gonna be an outstanding topwater line. 

 

One thing I noticed was his complaint about lower break strength.  the 20/10 line he was using has an actual break strength listed at 34 lbs.  That's MORE than enough to expect from a 10# diameter line.  He maybe should have checked the spec sheet.

 

Sorry , I should have written here is a video on the line. Ill make sure to be more specific next time.

[JigMe]

RW... It will be most of a month before I'll see open water.  If you own an in-line spinner, tie it directly to the SuperCast and fish it for 1/2 hour or so.  I'd like to know if SuperCast can fish a twisting bait as well as an uncoated braid.

 

oe

 

I will go out this weekend, and put on my rooster tail for 15-20 minutes then let you know. 

[OkobojiEagle]

JigMe... I look forward to your report.

 

oe

[Silas]

I just got my spool and was trying to decide what reel to put it on and for what use.

 

What I inferred from the video was that this "could" be a pretty good line for the frog fishing that I do in lily pads.  Almost ALL of my frog fishing here is in the pads and I have used braid to help both stay on top and also to "cut" through the pads and stems should it become entangled.

 

   This line, if it is truly waterproof (and STAYS that way) will be much appreciated if it floats better than what I have.  The 10# diameter concerns me a bit because I usually use a 6 or 8# diameter which tends to "cut" cleaner.  I'll have to see if this does the same.

 

   Frog season down here in South Louisiana is right around the corner!  I'll find out soon.

 

In the meantime, I'm happy for my $5.00 line.  Whether I'll buy some at the regular price will depend on satisfying my concerns on the frog fishing.

 

   For me, personally, I don't see it anywhere else in my line up.  Seems like a nice "niche" line, in my case.