Pelagic Extreme Spectra Braid
Submitted by Iceman on Tue, 2010-06-22 11:01
Has anyone used Spectra Braid. I am heading to Quobba in August amd looking to take spare line with me and found this line on www.premiumfishing.com.au. Selling 50lb x 1200m for $93.95. Getting 4 times the line for the same price in the shops. Line is also for sale on ebay so may get it even cheaper.
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Just1morecast
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Absolute junk mate, i
Absolute junk mate, i spooled up a reel and the colour runs etc. I thought it was one bad roll that i got which 80lb for sambo jigging. So i went and bout 100lb and the stuff is so thick in diameter and the sambos were snapping it like it was nothing. Went out and bought better quality braid and i was handling the sambos at 40lb. So my option is to fork out a little more $$ and get the good stuff. Wouldn't want to make the journey to quobba to have your reels in the car because its weak junk.
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scottnofish
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crap crap crap
snaps at 1/8 of its rating couldnt even tie a uni or a bimini with out it snaping just pulling the knot tight
NOHA
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Absolute Rubbish
I got a 1200 yrd spool of 80lb.. I wouldnt even tie my tomato's up with it..
Its as thick as mono and breaks at less than 1/2 rated capacity.
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elvis
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line from ebay
be careful of the lines bought on ebay i had a run of big snapper here at minnie water north coast of nsw, tried fresh pillies and the line snapped on most hits, also beware of hooks from ebay they are often a smaller size, elvis
wadetolley
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Just
Just type the braid name into google mate, i did and i wouldnt buy it.
Brody
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If you must buy line off he
If you must buy line off the net, go for well known brands. Tuf-Line is the best value.
fisho-ron
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mate agree with the above, i
mate
agree with the above, i have got it on one of my snapper winches and it is crap with a big letter c.... dont touch it.
color runs,feel bumps in it as it comes of the spool,snaps at the blink of an eye and is twice as thick as good braid.
but i do agree with brody on the tuf line, i have got 60lb on my other snapper winch and next time i will be buying 40lb, because the 60 holds my boat dead and wont bloddy snap when i get snaged up, its a 6.5 glass boat as well.
its been a reel pain in the butt.
its not the dearest or cheapest but i will give them 1 thing it is TUF-LINE
dont skimp, spend the bucks and you will never regret it.
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honsu chin
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There are many MANY reasons
There are many MANY reasons why gear on Ebay are much cheaper than local shops.
We stock braid that are reputable and have been "tried and tested", NOT because they are dirt cheap...
flangies
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And who could use 1200 yards
And who could use 1200 yards of dental floss anyways!
scottnofish
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easy when your reel
holds 1000m of pe6 and you fish in 500m of water
flangies
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Actually i'll pay that. But
Actually i'll pay that. But only as backing! Whiplash still comes in pretty cheap in bulk
Coxy
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We spend all this money
We spend all this money on our fishing gear and to go fishing so dont buy cheap braid, buy the best you can afford that is a known brand, at the end of the day that is what is between you and your fish so if you are going to by braid like that you may aswell by a box of beers and sit at home.
grayzeee
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thats wierd i would have
thats wierd
i would have thought it would have been more extreemer than that!
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Brody
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No your right Graham, it's
No your right Graham, it's extremely crap.
daniel tomasi
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2 words- utter shit
2 words- utter shit
carnarvonite
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Agree
Agree with all the comments and have two reels full of the crap.
Give the rod a yank to bury the hooks and have 80lb break ten
End of story, once bitten twice shy and I'll never buy that crap again.