01-27-2006, 07:46 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I have been fishing over 50 years and have tried just about every kind of line on the market. For monofilament type lines, I have been using the Excalibur Silver Thread almost exclusively since the late 90's. It is a copolymer line that is water clear, low memory and high abrasion resistance. I can still make the claim that I have never lost a fish hooked on it to either line failure or knot failure.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I first started using it after losing a number of lure hooked flatheads while using Berkeley TriMax. As you know, flatheads have raspy teeth. As soon as I started spooling with Excalibur, I started landing just about every flathead I hooked, even when the lure was well inside the teeth. I have also landed northern pike on Excalibur, wthout a steel leader. I landed several flatheads up to 30 pounds on 6# Excalibur and have landed many large cats, bass and other fiesty fish on both 4# and 6#. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The stuff is reasonable. I top shot with it, even though a 350 yard spool is only about $8. In my float tube, I can't break off a snag on the stuff over 8# test. And, the diameter for rated strength is comparable to most other similar lines.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a pic of a 24# flathead taken on 6# Excalibur and a light rod being used for crappies.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I first started using it after losing a number of lure hooked flatheads while using Berkeley TriMax. As you know, flatheads have raspy teeth. As soon as I started spooling with Excalibur, I started landing just about every flathead I hooked, even when the lure was well inside the teeth. I have also landed northern pike on Excalibur, wthout a steel leader. I landed several flatheads up to 30 pounds on 6# Excalibur and have landed many large cats, bass and other fiesty fish on both 4# and 6#. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The stuff is reasonable. I top shot with it, even though a 350 yard spool is only about $8. In my float tube, I can't break off a snag on the stuff over 8# test. And, the diameter for rated strength is comparable to most other similar lines.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a pic of a 24# flathead taken on 6# Excalibur and a light rod being used for crappies.[/#0000ff]
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