Hook-length Lines: Which do you USE & WHY?

[Paul_D]

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I guess you get it from your mates at the TackleShop

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??? You've got me there DG

 

You're spot on with the game anglers slant though. That's exactly how I got onto it, whilst searching for a good reliable tippet material for small dry fly work.

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by awaaar:

 

Stroft is very good line, I've used the 5lb mono for a long time now - German I think.

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Yup, looking closely at th epic of the spool it says WAKU GmbH, Berlin

 

 

DG

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by Paul_D:

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I guess you get it from your mates at the TackleShop

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??? You've got me there DG

 

You're spot on with the game anglers slant though. That's exactly how I got onto it, whilst searching for a good reliable tippet material for small dry fly work.

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Sorry, Paul ... I'm losing it! Must be thinking of Rob Ward DOH!

 

 

DG

[The Diamond Geezer]

Personally, I've moved away from Kryston, for cost reasons mainly, to these lines which perform just as well if not better, and are much cheaper (eh, awaaar?!)

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DG

[awaaar]

 

£9.99 - bargain

[The Diamond Geezer]

Is this the brand of hook-length line that we all seek?!

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... at the right price too, of course

 

DG

 

[ 27. May 2004, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

oooohh sufix must get me some! last year i was fishing for chub using bolt-rigs and short hooklengths(upstream too) i got more fish on normal brown 6lb mono than i did with flurocarbon even tho the water was quite clear.i never did work that one out!and using black hooks instead of the grey silver variety.

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by ratty46:

 

last year I was fishing for chub using bolt-rigs and short hooklengths (upstream too) .... I got more fish on normal brown 6 lb {? nylon? - DG} mono than I did with fluorocarbon even tho' the water was quite clear. I never did work that one out! ... and using black hooks instead of the grey silver variety.

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Interesting! Plus you paid through the nose for that invisible fluorocarbon mono

 

DG

[Chesh]

can really recomend the Stealth Skin the coating comes off very easily and the knot strength is superb !!

 

Keep an eye on the Gardner/Sufix stable as there is some good stuff in the pipeline they have also updated there website with some new pictures in the gallery

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

nah it wasnt that expensive esp ghost stuff,works well for carp tho