Heartland Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 Anyone using this line? Love to hear your experience. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted July 13, 2020 Super User Posted July 13, 2020 Latest Update ~ I am not using it. A-Jay Quote
Heartland Posted July 13, 2020 Author Posted July 13, 2020 I have been using it over the last 4-5 years and have really been enjoying it. Just wondering if anyone else was still using it and what their experience has been. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted July 13, 2020 Super User Posted July 13, 2020 I tried it about 3 years ago and did not care for it. I think I had it on for about a month. I had so many knots break and line breaks in the spool that it only took one backlash for me to give in and get rid of it. From what I remember it did cast well. Quote
Heartland Posted July 13, 2020 Author Posted July 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, FishTank said: I tried it about 3 years ago and did not care for it. I think I had it on for about a month. I had so many knots break and line breaks in the spool that it only took one backlash for me to give in and get rid of it. From what I remember it did cast well. spinning or casting? Quote
Super User FishTank Posted July 13, 2020 Super User Posted July 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Heartland said: spinning or casting? Casting, probably 12lb (maybe green). I will add that I would trust AJ's review and his comments on this better than mine since I only had it for such a short time. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted July 14, 2020 Global Moderator Posted July 14, 2020 If it would hold up better without the "poofing", casting distance is terrific and I didn't have the durability issues others had. Problem is, it seems once the line starts to "poof", you lose that casting distance and there really isn't anything else about it to make it worth fishing. 1 Quote
Heartland Posted July 14, 2020 Author Posted July 14, 2020 What is this poof you speak of? I have this line on a few setups and have yet to experience it. I don't fish as much as you do, is it something that happens after a lot of use? I use about a 6ft leader with this line, the only thing that I have to check on is the joining knot it starts looking frayed when fished for a while in high abrasion situations. I fish the line mostly for the casting distance, but I also enjoy how thin it is comparably to other lines, good knot strength, little to no line stretch, very sensitive and great line manageability on spinning reels. Has been durable for me as well. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted July 15, 2020 Global Moderator Posted July 15, 2020 13 hours ago, Heartland said: What is this poof you speak of? I have this line on a few setups and have yet to experience it. I don't fish as much as you do, is it something that happens after a lot of use? I use about a 6ft leader with this line, the only thing that I have to check on is the joining knot it starts looking frayed when fished for a while in high abrasion situations. I fish the line mostly for the casting distance, but I also enjoy how thin it is comparably to other lines, good knot strength, little to no line stretch, very sensitive and great line manageability on spinning reels. Has been durable for me as well. It's like the line is coming unwound or something. Like the end of a frayed rope but it runs up a few feet of the line and hinders casting distance a ton. Once it starts, it's game over for that spool. I found I could get some more use by flipping the line on the spool, but it still didn't last as long as I'd hoped it would. Quote
livin2fish Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: It's like the line is coming unwound or something. Like the end of a frayed rope but it runs up a few feet of the line and hinders casting distance a ton. Once it starts, it's game over for that spool. I found I could get some more use by flipping the line on the spool, but it still didn't last as long as I'd hoped it would. This^^^^^^ Quote
Heartland Posted July 15, 2020 Author Posted July 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: It's like the line is coming unwound or something. Like the end of a frayed rope but it runs up a few feet of the line and hinders casting distance a ton. Once it starts, it's game over for that spool. I found I could get some more use by flipping the line on the spool, but it still didn't last as long as I'd hoped it would. I have yet to experience this. This may sound crazy, but I have line that has been on my reels since the Classic in Tulsa at Grand Lake, forget the year. I don't fish those setups that much but that line still has not shown signs of the "poof", I will be watching it close. Thanks for the info. Quote
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