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Average Rating: 3 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 17
RRP: £8.99
Year: 2004


 REVIEWS
 
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Felix. 
Posted: 30/05/08
'GREAT'
Strengths:
The colour looks really bright but seems to work magic.
Weaknesses:
Barely any other than its quite expensive.
Overall:
A great line that really helps.
 
Performance
 
80%
Quality
 
80%
Value
 
60%
Overall Rating
 
73%
 
C. Roger Bradbury 
Posted: 20/07/07
'SOMEONE SHOULD REVIEW THESE REVIEWS !'
Strengths:
low stretch (above certain breaking strains)
smooth finish
apparently good abrasion resistance (at first)
Weaknesses:
I need to use mine a bit more - I haven't yet seen the weaknesses listed by other users:- i.e. it either looses strength after some time or loses it and other qualities if twisted a bit
Overall:
NOTE THE WIDE DIFFERENCES IN THE REVIEWS.

it could be that it loses strength, ability to shrug off kinks and twists over time even if not used

OR

it could be that it can't stand being repeatedly twisted, and that you should only use certain knots with it

OR

some of the reviewers were mistaken

(I noticed that 40lb b.s. was much less stretchy than 30lb - much less)
 
Performance
 
60%
Quality
 
60%
Value
 
60%
Overall Rating
 
60%
 
Andy Singleton 
Posted: 13/07/07
'VERY GOOD RELIABLE LINE'
Strengths:
Strong and does not let you down!
Weaknesses:
Quite thick diameter, as opposed to similar lines.
Overall:
I use this for Hook lengths all the time, it rarely lets me down. If you use it as mainline it does become weak over time, but what doesn't!
 
Performance
 
80%
Quality
 
80%
Value
 
60%
Overall Rating
 
73%
 
BARNEY SIMPSON 2 
Posted: 07/07/07
'NEEDS CHANGEING SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR'
Strengths:
very good for barble fishing on gravel rivers.good abrasion quality's and colour
Weaknesses:
quite a few sticks out a mile over weed,would not use at distance for carp.needs to be changed often,breaks for no reason after beingon the spool for a while
Overall:
very good line but with many down falls,coils and twists that is when it needs changeing,when tying not's alway's burn tag and add a drop of super glue.good over gravel not and i mean not over weed.
 
Performance
 
60%
Quality
 
60%
Value
 
40%
Overall Rating
 
53%
 
droughty 
Posted: 04/07/07
'SUPER LINE '
Strengths:
castings distant improved .. low memory. .no line twist. use it for all my fishing...
Weaknesses:
none but use grinner knots for tying
Overall:
best line ive used been using now for over 3 years had carp to 63lb i love the stuff
 
Performance
 
100%
Quality
 
80%
Value
 
100%
Overall Rating
 
93%
 
Richie Pilgrim 
Posted: 10/01/05
'BEST LINE I HAVE HAD'
Strengths:
strong reliable line with no line twists
Weaknesses:
none
Overall:
i landed carp up to 40lb with no problems!!!!
 
Performance
 
100%
Quality
 
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Value
 
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Overall Rating
 
100%
 
Chris Wetton 
Posted: 11/01/05
'BEST LINE I HAVE USED'
Strengths:
strong, no line twist
Weaknesses:
the price but u can find it 4 about £15
Overall:
the best line i have used had carp up to 42lbs on the stuff
 
Performance
 
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Quality
 
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Value
 
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Overall Rating
 
100%
 
Alan Roe 
Posted: 14/03/04
'SORRY CHAPS'
Strengths:
It appears strong when new and has a low strech factor
Weaknesses:
However I found that after it has been used a couple of times it braks for no apparent reason and the overall knot strength is suspect.
Overall:
I have binned all that I bought and have gone back to dear old reliable Diawa Sensor!!
 
Performance
 
20%
Quality
 
40%
Value
 
40%
Overall Rating
 
33%
 
dave streeter 
Posted: 13/03/04
'I LIKE THIS LINE LOADS'
Strengths:
knots well very thin and strong
no line twist
Weaknesses:
none that i could find
Overall:
i would say that 4 the cash it cost
it is one of the best at this time
i found it 2 be spot on
 
Performance
 
100%
Quality
 
100%
Value
 
80%
Overall Rating
 
93%
 
Garry Robertson 
Posted: 13/01/05
'NOT ONE FOR THE PIKE FISHING'
Strengths:
looks good
Weaknesses:
poor knot strength and a tendency to twist.
Overall:
when i first used this line i was very impresed,however after three or four outings i started to notice the twisting and not long after that it started to break.
As far as knot strength agen it was good to start with but only if the line was lubed failure to do this would end in tears, and as it got older it got worse with knots breaking for no good reason.
 
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