Line problems
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hound hunter
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Good mono pighunter,never had any probs with that gear meself,used to use the red 16lb/.33mm a lot,but just a bit thin for my local venues(clay/mixed ground)lovely supple mono n casts great
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lambengland
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I find it stretches far too much and too easy.. So instead of breaking amd weakening just one point it lowers the breaking strain of the full line
lumpsucker
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I find if you bite off about 8 feet from the break point its fine.
Yea that just about sums up what It's doing I have ever never fished with it before now I have cast it over grass loads just never fished
lambengland
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Yeah.. I liked it for casting but garbage for fishing.. Obviously each to their own
Stewart 1971
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Same here. Used it on all my field reels, had a kilo spool so decided to try it for fishing as well. Found it absolute garbage for shingle beach fishing, zero abrasion resistance so even after just a session or two it would start snapping like Red Ice.
lambengland
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bigroppa
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FPMSL, not just me then lol
Juliogeordio
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Agree with that... I found it stretched aswell so it is then quite a lot weaker for the next snag that you hit. Think that's a fairly common issue with all monos though
CosmicCat
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i had the Berkley XTS Salt water Red Line on a reel and found that if you get even a small snag it will pull out but when you wind your line in you can see the stretch in it as it turns like a whitey pink colour and seems to have small frays on line, which i was disappointed at as after each snag i had to keep cutting it off.
now using berkley big game and not had a problem with it so far.
now using berkley big game and not had a problem with it so far.
beachbuddy
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I've found if you get a kink in the line off picking out an over run it's as you say utter pants.yes you can go down the same root sensor no's 1,it's good line but I find the dia is just to much for me,suffix/gardiner good dia takes plenty stick and takes a good pull for the break.
lambengland
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Although sensor os fairly thick I reckon it breaks at higher than rated.. So it means where you would normally use for example a thinner 18lb line like night crystal.. You could use 15lb sensor and get better performance
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I normally use big game and that only but thought it would use some of the line up I don't use I like that hard skin but it's a little stretchy. I don't like sensor anymore used to love the stuff but think it's data and find big game stronger
I normally use big game and that only but thought it would use some of the line up I don't use I like that hard skin but it's a little stretchy. I don't like sensor anymore used to love the stuff but think it's data and find big game stronger
Kentish Bassman
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I`ve used Red Ice on my reels for the past 3 years and had no problems whatsoever, I only use it on my small ABU multipliers to fish the open beaches at Cresswell and Druridge bay, but I`ve never had the line snap. Probably different for fishing the rocky marks, but as I rarely do that I`m not going to change to a different line.
Yea I use big game all the time in winter just wanted a lighter line for a bit extra distance over clean ground or in the Tyne
