fishing line

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:35 pm

what make of fishing line do you recommend for beach fishing & rock fishing ,that many makes on the market can,nt make my mind up don,t want to by cheap crap.

daydreaming

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:06 pm

i use red ice

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:34 pm

use some of that braid

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:05 pm

whiplash pro braid
£85 for 2000yds or £18-£30 for 300yds
Best to buy this on ebay
cool

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:00 pm

Hi CD The onle braid I use is 80lb Ron Thompson Cable Braid. Its far thinner than any other Ive tried. Dont get me wrong its not cheap. It works out at about £40 a spool of 300 meters and I purchased 7 spools. This was because I always buy in bulk whenever possible and my orginal order for 2,000 meters.

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:55 pm

take a look at my feed back on post below and you'll find most will go for ice 18+lbs thats what ive just upgraded up too!

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:30 am

I like using Gelspun Dyneema sinking braid its not too expensive and its good quality, itl cost you about £15 for 250 metres which isnt that bad.

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:36 am

There are those dyed in the wool users of mono and those that are willing to try something new. Each to his or her own way of thinking. Braid does have it's uses and it's advantages.

Go On Give It A Try you might even suprise yourself!!! lol big grin

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:40 am

red ice as i use multiplyers

have used braid wreck fishing it was excellent
you can feel every knock of the fish and bottom at over 50yrds deep

if you use a fixed spool give it ago

cheers steve

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:42 am

Thanks Steve its nice to know that Im not on my own to my way of thinking. keith big grin

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:47 am

no problem mate big grin

i couldn't believe how good it was wreck fishing

every knock was felt you could even feel the rocky bottom and sandy patches

10 out of 10 for braid

gonna get some for my spinning reel

what make do you recomend
do ron thompson do smaller b/s braid

cheers mate
steve

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:52 am

Ron Thompson Cable Braid. Check it out on google. I use 80lb straight through. I have 7 spools of it although its not cheap £40 for 300 meters. Its as thin as 20lb mono I kid you not. keith big grin

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:00 am

I keep hearing that braid is good so was thinking about using it off the beach and rocks on a fixed spool reel.

Question: is it appropriate for shore fishing on an fs and is it more likely to twist/tangle/birds nest etc?

Any other down-sides?

Thanks

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:03 am

Used on a fixed spool reel there are no downsides. the only reason I use 80lb is that I do not use shock leader, some folk dont agree with me on that last point. Oh well such is life. keith devil

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:17 am

Tangles easily ? yes and not good in rocky stuff as its not as tough as mono, £30 of line might only do one trip if it gets scuffed about. Its good on clean beaches.