tough mono ??

landlocked · Post by **landlocked** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:25 am

last big trip away i thought i would give pen 10x i 20lb mono line a go and was not real happy with it fishing in the snags. it seemed to shread up easy.
what have other people had sucess with ? cheers

BEAR · Post by **BEAR** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:20 pm

Gday landlocked,
If thats your main line peel it off and spool up with some good 30ld braid mate

if it's your leader then go for some 60lb jinkai, back magic, sneider etc that should do the trick

BEAR

landlocked · Post by **landlocked** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:20 am

thanks for the tip bear but i prefer mono for the main line and use 50lbfor the leader [ when live baiting] use braid when lureing just ptrefer mono with bait. cheers

Post by **Matt Flynn** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:20 am

I used Platypus mono with no problems, then I went to braid.

I've tried so many types of lines. If you want good but cheap leader material in 100m spools, try Schneider mono.

max · Post by **max** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:03 pm

I used to use platypus pink before braid and it was great but I reckon you are on the money using mono for live baiting,for leader black magic or jinkai ,schnieder is much cheaper and majority of people use it but I find it a bit stiff.

dodgyone · Post by **dodgyone** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:05 pm

You after main line or leader?
Main line I use mostly braid but used to use Platypus Platinum and was very happy with it. Still have it on a couple of reels. Quite thin and fairly low stretch as far as mono goes. Next to no memory. Also good around the snags.

landlocked · Post by **landlocked** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:07 pm

have used schnieder for leaders since the dawn of time , just after a decent mono main line. thanks fellas.

back-cast · Post by **back-cast** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:12 pm

..........i like "jack erskine" the flouro orange one it ties the best knots and seems to be very durable, i fished 4 kilo line for one week at the jessie river on melville and only lost one lure to a fish, but i hav'nt used it for about ten years, i'm not even sure if they still make it, but i supose you could ring erskine's tackle in cairns

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dodgyone · Post by **dodgyone** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:29 pm

Have used the Erskine as well. Still got some on a popper chucker setup with the flouro pink in 10kg. Accounted for a few nice macks. Not probs with that one. Think Got One had a couple of spools of it in their bargain bin. Might be worth a look.