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| The other night I read something interesting in the Cabelas Master Fishing 2007 Catalog. In the line purchasing guide, it "Most monofilament line is extremely forgiving and stretches just enough to keep you from pulling a bait out of a fish's mouth or damaging a reel with a tightly set drag. Plus, its also soft enough that it won't cut into rod guides or spools". Does this mean that tackle breakdowns could be traced to the use of no-stretch superlines?" And do you think in time that tackle manufacturers will eventually void warranties because of superline use? Kdawg |
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| In a word... No.
Superlines are so common now that you'd being making a really bad business decision to say "our product can't handle superlines". |
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Location: In the slop! | I've been using superline since it became available. I have never found one problem traceable to the line. And, I would never go back to fishing with bungy cord mono (hate that stuff). |
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Location: Northern Illinois | In my first encounter with a muskie, I lost her because I didn't get a good hookset. I was a rookie, and tried to use 20 lb mono with a leader. Remember, that first couple of feet of line really takes a beating from casting huge lures and banging off structure. You really need the non-stretch for working the lures properly, and hookset. Those are awfully big hooks you're trying to stick into a bony, toothy mouth. |
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| About 12-13 years ago, when superlines were in their early stages, I tried a line by Stren called Kevlar. After about 5 casts my 10-15 dollar musky baits snapped off and ended up at the bottom of Davy Jones Locker. I normally tie a uni-knot and at times a palomar. My confidence in superlines ended right there. So, I had to look at alternatives. I really liked Stren's Magnathin in the 50lb. test but for some reason or another Stren no longer makes it. I now use 30lb. Cortland Musky Mono and its great. I've caught many fish over 40 inches with this line and if the hooks were sharp as they should always be, I NEVER had a problem with a hook set. I also don't experience any tackle problems like some of the other guys do. There are advantages to the superlines, but I believe there are also disadvantages, such as equipment breakdowns. But, to each his own. Kdawg |
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Location: Davenport, IA | My biggest reason for using superlines is that I don't want to lose $10-30 lures. If i snag a log, I pull straight up and either bend the hook to fee it or pull the whole tree up. I don't have to worry much about retying either. I don't even do it every time out. Last fall I lost a lure due to the line snapping, but it was the first time in 4 years...and it was a braid that I wouldn't recommend. |
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