I do find it rather odd that in a commercially driven world where supply generally keeps up with and often outstrips demand, whilst some are looking for a new idea to get a foot on the ladder, this stuff is so difficult to get hold of.
It's my one and only gripe.
Since I 'converted' many years ago I haven't entertained anything else, I've had no reason to and the gap in contrast is so great that I've come to the conclusion that there is little point in looking.
Maxima would be my next choice but only for float fishing, the stretch renders it less of an alternative for tip work but then you're getting back to that specific lines for specific purposes and I don't want that, I want a simple one shot all rounder that's good at everything.
My 'pins get loaded with several hundred yards of the stuff without issue, any bedding is eradicated after the first run through as is any following a hefty fish and that's the case whether you put fifty metres or two hundred and fifty metres on it.
The point is I know I won't be outrun by a big fish and I'm not fannying around changing line after each session.
I can't do the comparisons as I've not kept date records but given the comparable lower cost and replacement intervals of lines such as, say, Sensor I would bet a pound to a penny that I'm vastly up on the deal over the longer term and I'm not wasting my time re-spooling.
I daren't tell you how long Pro Gold has been on some of my reels but I can invest 100% confidence in it each and every time it gets wet.
I've seen these 5000m spools at eighty or so quid and they're way out of my price range, if they weren't I'd have no hesitation in buying them.
Peter Drennan ought to get hold of the marketing rights, you wouldn't be able to visit a burger van without seeing a display card of every b/s hanging from the pinned back shutters
