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Re: mono
Hows a going daiwa tournament has never let us down, great at night time as well with the high vis yellow colour
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Re: mono
Agree with Carpets. I'm not the best with the multi's (still
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Re: mono
Ya i use the daiwa tournament too, but on some reels i use ultima powersteel...best mono iv ever used!
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Re: mono
iv been using the varivas sport in yellow from veals and it really is a great line ...... also suffix synergy in 18 lb
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Re: mono
totally agree with you chris, apart from the braid, the only main line i use now is powersteel 15lb it is the best i've come across, sits well on the reel and cast's beautifully, it is a bit more expensive than other mono but is worth every pennychrisfeeney30 wrote:Ya i use the daiwa tournament too, but on some reels i use ultima powersteel...best mono iv ever used!
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Re: mono
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Re: mono
have to say im loving ultima f1 in black and there power steel, the power steel has a slightly thicker diameter than the f1 but a great line with excellent bite detection,
there is nothing wrong with the other lines recommended to, i find its each to there own on monos, and if you get a bad spool of one it can destroy your faith in them,
i had spool of daiwa tournament and after every snag the line had stretched so bad i had to take it of and re spool, although i only ever had this problem once with it,
and i have had a bad spool of f1 , snapped on every knot i tied
there is nothing wrong with the other lines recommended to, i find its each to there own on monos, and if you get a bad spool of one it can destroy your faith in them,
i had spool of daiwa tournament and after every snag the line had stretched so bad i had to take it of and re spool, although i only ever had this problem once with it,
and i have had a bad spool of f1 , snapped on every knot i tied
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Re: mono
power steel no1, f1 second although i must admitt i,m a braid junkie and find power steel the only mono that can come near it but it wont replace it 

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Re: mono
I have had a couple of bad spools of F1, nasty wirey stuff, doesn't like rocks and I wouldn't buy it again although many people love it. I found the Red Ice more suited to me and I know many people hate it.dbrock wrote:have to say im loving ultima f1 in black and there power steel, the power steel has a slightly thicker diameter than the f1 but a great line with excellent bite detection,
there is nothing wrong with the other lines recommended to, i find its each to there own on monos, and if you get a bad spool of one it can destroy your faith in them,
i had spool of daiwa tournament and after every snag the line had stretched so bad i had to take it of and re spool, although i only ever had this problem once with it,
and i have had a bad spool of f1 , snapped on every knot i tied
I am using Suffix Tritanium at the moment and have found it excellent for everything I do. .35mm is 19lb. I also use Sakuma nite crystal in a heavier gauge for conger.
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Re: mono
Keep the diawa stuff out of direct sunlight as much as possible, does not like the UV rays.
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Re: mono
ultima distance in yellow or suffix tritanium in clear. both .35m in 15lbs. i got a 4000m spool of the tritanium for €36 which works out pretty cheap.
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Re: mono
Another vote for the daiwa tournament, used it for years without fault. Have recently been using varivas vermax strong (veals) and really like the stuff so far
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Re: mono
Big game is definately one of the strongest lines for the stated breaking strain, used it pike fishing for years, you could tow a car with it!millman wrote:the best mono ive used by far is trilene big game in green. i use it in 12lb and 15lb and it has never let me down. ive tried all the latest mono but none come close.
Take a look at this for some info on different lines and their actual breaking strain under controlled testing, done by a mainly carp fishing tackle shop so a few unfamiliar brands to some but still interesting
http://www.tacklebox.co.uk/line-at-what ... break.html
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