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Stiffest Coated Braid (26 posts / 3,877 views)
pugcarp pugcarp
Posts: 981
Post #1 9 Jun 2020 07:24
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What's people's recommendations for the stiffest coated braid? I've used n trap, jel e wire 25lb, esp loaded, Korda Camo and they're all a bit supple for what I want.
framey framey
Posts: 5,346
Post #2 9 Jun 2020 07:47
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In reply to Post #1
What about the new esp x stiff loaded ?
poms
Posts: 791
Post #3 9 Jun 2020 07:55
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In reply to Post #1
The Rigmorale stuff with the stiff mono on the inside is very stiff and you adapt to suit if you need a hinge. Works really well, it surprised me.
yonny yonny
Posts: 7,948
Post #4 9 Jun 2020 09:01
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Posts 2 and 3 spot on.
The X Stiff Loaded is probs the stiffest conventional coated braid I've come across.
The Rigmarole Hyrdrolink for something different.
dave777 dave777
Posts: 938
Post #5 9 Jun 2020 11:39
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In reply to Post #1
I'm not sure if they still do it but Atomic Stiffun was the stiffest I've ever used.
phil090781
Posts: 2,336
Post #6 9 Jun 2020 12:30
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In reply to Post #1
fox camotex stiff
pugcarp pugcarp
Posts: 981
Post #7 9 Jun 2020 17:12
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In reply to Post #3
I ordered a spool of the green online once.... when it arrived it was almost luminous green! Got lost in the shed after that. What's the other colours like?
carpe_diem carpe_diem
Posts: 1,982
Post #8 9 Jun 2020 17:33
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In reply to Post #1
Gardner Ultra Skin stiff , very rigid , I've used it years love the stuff
chewbakka chewbakka
Posts: 443
Post #9 9 Jun 2020 18:11
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In reply to Post #7
the green is toned a bit now a lot darker on the extreme one, and lighter on the "normal" stuff, its pretty good also the lighter one takes a jag pen really well to camo it up, i love the stuff if you want a boom its great, combi rig, hinged stiff rig whatever. behaves like a mono rather than a coated braid so great for stiff booms.
mark100
Posts: 1,458
Post #10 10 Jun 2020 05:36
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In reply to Post #1
Hydrolink Extreme in Grey. Bit thick but caught lots of fish using it. Paticuarly good for Multirigs.
Fivenil Fivenil
Posts: 2,074
Post #11 10 Jun 2020 15:01
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Ridgemonkey Rock Bottom, semi-stiff.
Bigted50 Bigted50
Posts: 283
Post #12 10 Jun 2020 19:21
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In reply to Post #1
Nash skin link takes some beating

And I'm not a big fan of nash stuff
carpbandit84 carpbandit84
Posts: 3,780
Post #13 12 Jun 2020 11:54
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In reply to Post #12
The nash skinlink is awesome it's all I use now. Very tough coating though, hard to strip but means its durable. I also use a sinker to wrap putty round, or a big sinker as the putty sends to slip on the coating.
moanybill moanybill
Posts: 649
Post #14 20 Jun 2020 23:17
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In reply to Post #1
Fox Camotex Stiff..
Has to be steamed straight.
DECGOG DECGOG
Posts: 277
Post #15 26 Jun 2020 14:14
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In reply to Post #5
No not made anymore unfortunately
StoneMe StoneMe
Posts: 110
Post #16 27 Jun 2020 06:52
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In reply to Post #1
Pallatrax streamlining is the stiffest coated braid I have used, colours not the best but it has certainly used vigra 😂
gazzua gazzua
Posts: 213
Post #17 27 Jun 2020 16:33
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In reply to Post #1
Think this will do the trick

LINK
Gashman Gashman
Posts: 562
Post #18 28 Jun 2020 23:23
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Hybrid stiff?
pugcarp pugcarp
Posts: 981
Post #19 1 Jul 2020 10:08
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In reply to Post #18
Cheers lads. Got a few to look at there👍 Not the magic rope though😂
Blonde_Tim Blonde_Tim
Posts: 382
Post #20 1 Jul 2020 17:20
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In reply to Post #4
Another vote for the ESP X Stiff tungsten coated braid
jackal jackal
Posts: 107
Post #21 3 Jul 2020 13:55
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In reply to Post #3
Hydrolink
Afcdon Afcdon
Posts: 221
Post #22 4 Jul 2020 06:38
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Another vote for gardner ultra skin stiff changed over from hybrid stiff after a couple of dodgy breaks when playing fish never looked back over recent months I've come away from using coated braid as I wanted something alot more stiffer so I've been using 20lb stiff broom with a 20lb esp camp braid tied together with albright knot
sundance sundance
Posts: 6,762
Post #23 10 Jul 2020 09:51
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In reply to Post #10
hydrolink is brilliant stuff. technical rigs are not my strong point. this stuff make them so much easier.
Chuffy Chuffy
Posts: 6,794
Post #24 10 Jul 2020 09:52
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In reply to Post #23
Yes love Hydrolink for multis
bumperboy bumperboy
Posts: 481
Post #25 10 Jul 2020 12:07
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In reply to Post #24
The stiffest ive seen is Sufix stiff silt
mark1009
Posts: 4,767
Post #26 11 Jul 2020 02:56
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In reply to Post #25
Agree this is good if you fish on a dark substrate, but hydrolink is more versatile.
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