favourite snood?

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favourite snood?

#1 Post by eric »

im still looking for the perfect snood line, i usually use amnesia but have been told to buy clear snoods from now on and since amnesia don't stock clear snoods i was wondering whats you favorites?
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#2 Post by dbrock »

stren ,,, love it plus it doesnt stretch like amnesia
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#3 Post by EoinMag »

Amnesia do clear snood....I've seen red, black and clear, in fact I have all three.
Depends on the shop you use I think.
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#4 Post by eric »

is that the stren in the purple packet dbrock, have a spool beside me looks good:D


thanks eoin il look into that, does anyone think a switch to flouro would increase catch rate during comps?
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#5 Post by dbrock »

yep thats the one,,, prob wont be as abrasive as the amnesia but doesnt stretch ,,, i love it dont use my amnesia at all anymore
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#6 Post by teacher »

I've been using clear amnesia for years but recently I've noticed some quality control problems. On two spools the plastic spool itself fell apart leaving me with a mess of line. I also had a spool of amnesia that seemed very brittle and wouldn't hold a knot. Maybe time to change ...
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#7 Post by Dave »

I normally use the clear amnesia for snoods but I haven't any problems with it so far. :? Do you reckon it was just a bad batch or quality slipping in general?
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#8 Post by stevecrow74 »

i use clear amnesia or florocarbon depending on the situation..
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#9 Post by Liamport »

Have been using this for a while,Sufix memory free 30lb clear find it ok couldnt get amnesia in local shop.
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#10 Post by m.b3 »

teacher wrote:I've been using clear amnesia for years but recently I've noticed some quality control problems. On two spools the plastic spool itself fell apart leaving me with a mess of line. I also had a spool of amnesia that seemed very brittle and wouldn't hold a knot. Maybe time to change ...


had the same problem myself on both fronts.
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#11 Post by teacher »

Dave wrote:I normally use the clear amnesia for snoods but I haven't any problems with it so far. :? Do you reckon it was just a bad batch or quality slipping in general?


I think they changed the type of spool and it hasn't worked. I've had bad quality spools from a couple of mail order sources.

I'm not sure about the line itself, that might have been an isolated case.
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#12 Post by toaddi33 »

eric i used to use amnesia all the time, but now on my lighter beach rigs for flatties and that i now use flurocarbon and noticed a big increase in my catch rate in comps... :D
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#13 Post by eric »

thanks toadie,
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#14 Post by Mr_Green »

suffix do a fantastic snood line... check it out...
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#15 Post by petekd »

Used Amnesia for a while but gave up on it due to the amount of stretch in it whish made using clipdown rigs without SRTs a nightmare. Switched to 20lb Fluoro a few weeks ago and its a major improvement. The fluoro has a bit of memory alright if it gets tangled or spun around by a fish or whatever but on the whole, much better job than the amnesia.
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#16 Post by WaveChopper »

Are the clear snood lines all that you guys use
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#17 Post by EoinMag »

petekd wrote:Used Amnesia for a while but gave up on it due to the amount of stretch in it whish made using clipdown rigs without SRTs a nightmare. Switched to 20lb Fluoro a few weeks ago and its a major improvement. The fluoro has a bit of memory alright if it gets tangled or spun around by a fish or whatever but on the whole, much better job than the amnesia.


The best way to get around this is to use a sliding bait clip, stretch isn't an issue then.
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#18 Post by MC »

the best snood is the one that catches the fish, try a few then see which one you like and have the most confidence in, after all believing in yourself is half the battle
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#19 Post by ViperSD »

i find maxima chameleon excellent, use it for clipped traces in 20lb and lower diameters for flappers, use fluorocaron on flappers too, chameleon is supple and knots very well, give it a stretch and itll stay as straight as any memory free line, you can buy t in 600m spools aswell so its good value.
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#20 Post by petekd »

The best way to get around this is to use a sliding bait clip, stretch isn't an issue then.


I use cascades on all my clip down rigs Eoin, due solely to the 100% release rate. Too many unclipping issues with those sliding things.
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