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associatedmatt · Jun 14, 2017

Had the idea to start to use flouro for hooklinks and mainly used mono in past but when pull off the spool its a bit twisty where been on the spool . Does this matter at all and will it straighten out ?

Be trying on still water and flowing

cheers

shane99 · Jun 15, 2017

pull it back and forth tightly across your knee

103841 · Jun 15, 2017

Line is a very personal thing, I don't get on with fluoro, Drennan describe it as limp and supple, I find it anything but.

Richox12 · Jun 15, 2017

Just pull off the spool what you need to use for tying and stretch it between your hands (or spool and hand) and it'll be dead straight and then cut it and tie your hook.

thecrow · Jun 15, 2017

Have a look at Drennan supplex, no curling and as the name suggests it is supple.

associatedmatt · Jun 15, 2017

It's what I got and the same with Preston reflo , comes of curled . Il pull it across my knee etc later as having a hooklink tying session later .

Thanks all

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thecrow · Jun 15, 2017

associatedmatt said:
It's what I got and the same with Preston reflo , comes of curled . Il pull it across my knee etc later as having a hooklink tying session later .

Thanks all

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Supplex is the only fluro I use as a hook length but I don't get any curling at all, if you do pull the line across your knee be sure to not do it to quickly and not to many times as the reason it straightens the line is because of the heat caused by the friction, doing it quickly or to many times can weaken the line.

I have/do use the across the knee method with mono but only with heavier breaking strains.

associatedmatt · Jun 15, 2017

Thank you , i will bear that in mind .

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chrissh · Jun 15, 2017

I use a line straightener the same as the fly fishermen use for taking twists and curls out of my hook lengths
Just place your line in-betweens the 2 rubber pads put a little pressure on the pad with you thumb and finger and pull the line though

Around £3.00 on eBay or tackle shops that sell fly gear

or if you can get hold of an old bike inner tube cut a 2" lump of and keep it in you tackle bag

MDI Game Leather Fly Line Leader Straightener | eBay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQ2GlDcPyc

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