12-15-2006, 05:27 AM
I have made several test with braided, mono, hybrids and dacrons.
I shark fished with the Stren XXX 3 years ago. I was able to lift a 25lb shark (lip hooked)straight out of the water with their 10lb test. I lost a 3lb fish while hand lining the same line up a pier when the line hit a pile of mussels on the pier. I have also had 30 spectra snap at a lower lb rating than what it's rated for.
I have used Penns braided line to catch fish that were much bigger than what it was rated for only to watch it snap on a pull guage at 5lb less than the rating.
I developed a fancy for the newer Calcutta line. It has nothing to do with getting the 5lb spool for free on a test but I like the silky coating that is on the line. It wasn't intended for every fisherman/woman. You really have to know your knots with this stuff.[cool]
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I shark fished with the Stren XXX 3 years ago. I was able to lift a 25lb shark (lip hooked)straight out of the water with their 10lb test. I lost a 3lb fish while hand lining the same line up a pier when the line hit a pile of mussels on the pier. I have also had 30 spectra snap at a lower lb rating than what it's rated for.
I have used Penns braided line to catch fish that were much bigger than what it was rated for only to watch it snap on a pull guage at 5lb less than the rating.
I developed a fancy for the newer Calcutta line. It has nothing to do with getting the 5lb spool for free on a test but I like the silky coating that is on the line. It wasn't intended for every fisherman/woman. You really have to know your knots with this stuff.[cool]
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