Steve, in fairness the spool does recommend the Palomar.

I was a little bit upset yesterday Nigel, it could have been an even bigger tench.
You're right though!
It is a great line, I would recommend it to everybody, just make sure you use the Palomar.
The next fish might be a new pb!

;-(

If you can't (because of the layout) tie a Palomar, tie a Benjamin knot (to save you looking it up, that's a bimini jam but tied without the double line loop).

Steve, I've been using it with Grinners as well until I decided before Clattercote I should use the Palomar as it says.Hope you can make it next year by the way.

I'm tempted to buy this line haven't used it yet . But the line diameter is the same as maxima isn't it? but as it apparently its not easy to see in water does this really matter. Whereas you can see say 4lb maxima for instance you cannot see 12lb krystonite? have i g ot that right//

Its not as easy as that unfortunately! Fluorocarbon has a refractive index (light transmission) close to that of water so in the classic bit of line in a glass of water test it is difficult to see. However I believe Krystonite is copolymer line with a fluorocarbon coating so It will behave slightly differently optically from pure fluorocarbon. Line also gets dirty with fine mud particles and algae.

I'd say that when new fluorocarbon is more difficult to see (but not invisible) than normal line, particularly coloured line like Maxima. As it gets older the advantage starts to disappear. View Krystonite as a premium mono that sinks well and doesn't degrade with UV light and you've about got it.

is (new) YoZuri Hybrid UltraSoft any competition for it ?

Never come accross that one mate.

Personally i didnt get on with krystonite found it too stretchy and had too much memory for my liking i found daiwa sensor brown a much better line with a leader of x-line.
Lovelly

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