good quality mono
Submitted by young_yakker on Mon, 2010-10-11 19:15
im wondering what people use as their main line as ive been using berkley trilene in the blue but not as impressed as alot of people are i was wondering if platypus or another brand i havent mentioned is worth trying ?
MattMiller
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If mono
is your kind of thing try Platypus Low Stretch mono. Personally i use braid exclusively.
STEVE231
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Platypus Pretest has never
Platypus Pretest has never let me down, unlike Trilene!!
JakeB
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Hey Brad, a friend of mine
Hey Brad, a friend of mine has been using Ultima mono for a few months and it's been great. Just spooled my old 7000 up with some of it and it seems to be the goods. heres their site: http://www.ultima-aus.com/news.htm
Have also heard good things about Rovex HT mono cast.
young_yakker
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hey jake i will have a look
hey jake i will have a look what colour does it come in
JakeB
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Depends with what variety
Depends with what variety you go with, theres Ultima Power plus, distance, red ice and power steel.
young_yakker
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its for my beach combo i use
its for my beach combo
i use a overhead with braid backing and about 250 mono topshot so it works out cheaper in the long run anyway as i only need to replace the top shot
Leemo
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just a question, why use
just a question, why use braid backing with 250m of topshot? virtually voids the use of the braid. is it heavy or lighyt beach combo? not much out there (cept rays, maybe sharks) that are gonna take more than 250 meters of line. but, back to the question. i use Stren Gold in 40lb for my heavy combo, and it has lasted me a long time. has a bit of memory in it though, unfortunately.
bludgin' since 94'
JakeB
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We top shot mono over braid
We top shot mono over braid to increase the capacity of our reels, and to give us stretch, abrasion resistance, and its alot more cost effective to just replace the top shot as needed instead of re spooling each time.
Leemo
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ok, thanks LBG. just never
ok, thanks LBG. just never heard of topshotting so much mono. only ever done maybe 10m tops lol
bludgin' since 94'
young_yakker
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its on my heavy setup and
its on my heavy setup and allows me to have around 600m of line while still being able to cast the reel as its not so big otherwise i would have to use a reel like a tld25, even thought they are castable cannot get the distance needed also you can not slide bait with braid as you will get burnt off
Dreamtime
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once again
platypus lo-stretch for me
young_yakker
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i might try ultima red ice
i might try ultima red ice looks sweet the only thing is its .5 in diameter
JakeB
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should be alright tho
should be alright tho
Alan James
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Some good info on this site
http://www.pcwi.com.au/fishing/4linetesting.htm
Dreamtime
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my mate uses the red, doesnt
my mate uses the red, doesnt really tickle my fancy
brg
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platypus platinum nice and
platypus platinum nice and thin or berkley big game for me
young_yakker
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bekley trilene and big game
bekley trilene and big game are the same thing what colour do you use
brg
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i use that nice blue colour
i use that nice blue colour seems ok but only use the thin stuff for tailor never used the big stuff
MattMiller
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Can't stand
normal mono lines. soooooooooooooooooooo stretchy
dodgy
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Dont chase Billies too often
Dont chase Billies too often then? Sometimes it works in your favour.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
MattMiller
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I did
say normal mate. Platypus Low stretch would be the mono for me if required.
Only once a year for billies mate, there's not many down here in Busso
JakeB
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Try throwing a 7oz grip lead
Try throwing a 7oz grip lead and a slab of tailor into a stiff south wester using an overhead reel spooled with braid all the way through... you would be asking for mono in seconds
Johnyy_Boii
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berkley big game
berkley big game
cuthbad
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hey mate, I fish the same
hey mate, I fish the same way with heavy mono top shot over braid backing. Used to use platypus platinum but just made the switch to low stretch. Cant really decide between them yet.
Plus for platinum is that its a tiny bit thinner, .55 vs .6 for 50lb
Plus for the low stretch I reckon the bimini ties a bit better in it, platinum sometimes gets a bit of line burn, dont know why its any different. Low stretch bimini actually turnes into a really nice knot with a good leader connection, so might be a winning factor for low stretch for me...
Second plus for low stretch is the colour... i like the visibility....
young_yakker
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i might still try out low
i might still try out low stretch in the orange colour as its preety cheap
John_M
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mate of mine paid top dollar
mate of mine paid top dollar for this mono, which is apparently better than braid. Stronger and thinner than braid. Will have to ask him about it..
Dale
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I usually use Platypus
I usually use Platypus Premium but have been using a bit of Stren of late and that's not too bad.
Cheers
Dale
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