In reply to Post #1
Also sticking with Synchro XT (and have been using since release post my brief flirtation with Fluorocarbon / diehard Suffix Synergy user prior to that)
Have put some 18lb Gardner GT HD on my floodwater barbel set up and I quite like the fact that its got less stretch but not enough to switch on my carp gear . . .
Also sticking with Synchro XT (and have been using since release post my brief flirtation with Fluorocarbon / diehard Suffix Synergy user prior to that)
Have put some 18lb Gardner GT HD on my floodwater barbel set up and I quite like the fact that its got less stretch but not enough to switch on my carp gear . . .
In reply to Post #31
I've been using p-line extrusion for a few years now - there's a seller who ships from Poland on eBay, so it is expensive, but for me takes some beating.
I've been using p-line extrusion for a few years now - there's a seller who ships from Poland on eBay, so it is expensive, but for me takes some beating.
In reply to Post #30
I think a wise choice mate
I think a wise choice mate
I believe its been discontinued but the Shimano Technium is the best line I've used but pricey at around £30.
I'm currently using Ridgemonkey RM-Tec which is ok but i wouldn't use it again.
I'm currently using Ridgemonkey RM-Tec which is ok but i wouldn't use it again.
In reply to Post #1
PB products control mono
PB products control mono
In reply to Post #34
People are far too precious about their choices and are too reluctant to admit buying some crap
If you would buy it again then it's good, if you wouldn't then it's rubbish
People are far too precious about their choices and are too reluctant to admit buying some crap
If you would buy it again then it's good, if you wouldn't then it's rubbish
In reply to Post #1
If what you have works for you, don't change it. You like the ESP synchro, it does what you want.
Any new line you will be wary of until you are used to it.
Purely on a personal note, I've been using Gardner Pro since just before it's release.
If what you have works for you, don't change it. You like the ESP synchro, it does what you want.
Any new line you will be wary of until you are used to it.
Purely on a personal note, I've been using Gardner Pro since just before it's release.
In reply to Post #36
I used Shimano Technium Black for as long as i can remember and its the best line I've used, if it wasnt for it being discontinued id still use it.
Not at all, its the first line I've tried from coming off Shimano, the Ridge Monkey was cheap but i don't like the way the line sits, I'm too tight to respool fresh line after 2 sessions.
I used Shimano Technium Black for as long as i can remember and its the best line I've used, if it wasnt for it being discontinued id still use it.
Not at all, its the first line I've tried from coming off Shimano, the Ridge Monkey was cheap but i don't like the way the line sits, I'm too tight to respool fresh line after 2 sessions.
In reply to Post #38
As I said in my earlier post I'm trying the ogx line from thinking anglers and I'm happy so far with it it sits on the reel all tight and compact and comes off not so much springy(if you know what I mean) and casts and sinks well,just come back from 2 nights out on the bank didn't catch but very happy with the line so far and will see how it holds up going into the year.
As I said in my earlier post I'm trying the ogx line from thinking anglers and I'm happy so far with it it sits on the reel all tight and compact and comes off not so much springy(if you know what I mean) and casts and sinks well,just come back from 2 nights out on the bank didn't catch but very happy with the line so far and will see how it holds up going into the year.
Genuine question - When do you all experience issues with your mono? When it is dry, i.e, on the first casts, or when it has been in the water a while?
I have tried a few mono lines over the years and they all perform much better when saturated.
I generally try and get some water on my spools asap - even using the soaked sweatband trick I saw on an ESP video - seems to work for me.
Just my observations.
I have tried a few mono lines over the years and they all perform much better when saturated.
I generally try and get some water on my spools asap - even using the soaked sweatband trick I saw on an ESP video - seems to work for me.
Just my observations.
In reply to Post #40
I normally on first time use wrap a lead round a post it peg in ground and walk back to stretch it then cast it out get line wet
I normally on first time use wrap a lead round a post it peg in ground and walk back to stretch it then cast it out get line wet
In reply to Post #40
Wet mono casts better than dry mono, sounds pretty obvious, but it's definitely true. I tend to have a quick practice cast, a short cast just to wet the line if I'm casting over 60metres or so. Below that I'm happy to cast out dry.
Mono then deteriorates over time. Rubbing over weeds, silt, rushes etc will gradually damage it, as does casting and playing fish.
Both casting and playing fish, you stretch it and it then contracts. It can only handle this so many times before it starts to twist, to give way.
Even if the weeds or rushes don't abrade the line, rubbing over can 'crinkle' it, and a run ring can gradually wear the line down.
The number of times an angler decides the line is cacke, yet he's played 40 carp on the same 50metres of line, and it suddenly breaks. It has simply been taken beyond stress point.
An angler moans the line is rubbish, his mainline to hooklink knot has been cast out hundreds of times, the knot has been stretched, contracted, and pulled tight, it suddenly breaks just above the knot....
Wet mono casts better than dry mono, sounds pretty obvious, but it's definitely true. I tend to have a quick practice cast, a short cast just to wet the line if I'm casting over 60metres or so. Below that I'm happy to cast out dry.
Mono then deteriorates over time. Rubbing over weeds, silt, rushes etc will gradually damage it, as does casting and playing fish.
Both casting and playing fish, you stretch it and it then contracts. It can only handle this so many times before it starts to twist, to give way.
Even if the weeds or rushes don't abrade the line, rubbing over can 'crinkle' it, and a run ring can gradually wear the line down.
The number of times an angler decides the line is cacke, yet he's played 40 carp on the same 50metres of line, and it suddenly breaks. It has simply been taken beyond stress point.
An angler moans the line is rubbish, his mainline to hooklink knot has been cast out hundreds of times, the knot has been stretched, contracted, and pulled tight, it suddenly breaks just above the knot....
For me: Shimano Technium (in dark grey)
I had issues with the 10lb breaking many many years ago (bad batch) but it's the line I find suffers from line twist least.
The Synchro / XT is good, but I suffered bad line twist.
I tried Korda Touchdown in France the other week. It almost tied itself in a knot after 1 days use (the twists were so tight I almost had to use a baiting needle to unpick them). That spool went back into the van and was replaced with a spare Technium. Shame, as I wanted to use some heavy fluoro this year on one of my venues
I had issues with the 10lb breaking many many years ago (bad batch) but it's the line I find suffers from line twist least.
The Synchro / XT is good, but I suffered bad line twist.
I tried Korda Touchdown in France the other week. It almost tied itself in a knot after 1 days use (the twists were so tight I almost had to use a baiting needle to unpick them). That spool went back into the van and was replaced with a spare Technium. Shame, as I wanted to use some heavy fluoro this year on one of my venues
In reply to Post #43
For me: Shimano Technium (in dark grey)
Did you ever use the original black technium?
If so how does it compare.
For me: Shimano Technium (in dark grey)
Did you ever use the original black technium?
If so how does it compare.
In reply to Post #44
I thought the dark grey was the same as the black, some people called it dark grey, some called it black?
I thought the dark grey was the same as the black, some people called it dark grey, some called it black?