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Berkley Ironsilk
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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		100%
Value		100%

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		100%
Quality		100%
Value		100%

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.

Performance		20%
Quality		20%
Value		20%

Overall Rating

20%

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