what's a Good quality mono
Submitted by Maverick on Sun, 2011-01-16 16:43
G'day fella's (and girlz) can anyone point me in the right direction as to a good monfilament line to put on my Saltiga surf, I'm running 15kg but think 8kg or 10kg would be better , I havn't respooled a reel with mono for a looong time and was wondering what the go-to stuff is these days.
CHEERS, Brendan / Maverick.
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Berkley
Mav, the Berkley Big-game mono is the best, thats what we use
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DieHard
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I personally use Lo-strecth
I personally use Lo-strecth 15kg @ 0.45mm
great stuff, strong abrrassion, and lo-strech.
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tomas23
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i would go with low stretch
i would go with low stretch aswell , i actually bought this purple salt like or something along those lines from ocean side which was really good aswell. im gonna disagree with berkley is the breaking strain is awsome but its alot thicker then other lines of the same weight class when iv compared them before.
Rig
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+1
Lowstretch as said above for surf fishing, I am jealous thats a killer reel you have got
Dicey
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+1 Berkley Big Game. may be
+1 Berkley Big Game. may be thicker compared to some lines but is the little bit of extra line going to make much difference i highly doubt it, thicker also means more abrasion resistance.
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spot on.....
Thinner diameter means less abrassion resistence so keep that in mind. Berkley biggame boosted up there diameter so the wear & tear is better and the line still lands big fish.
Many of the guys in the tackle industry use this line, Ryan rates its highly!
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Nelly
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Lo-stretch on all my surf
Lo-stretch on all my surf reels use it in 8,10 and 15kg and its all good!Got 15kg on my saltiga surf takes around 300m
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+2 Berkley Big Game cheap
+2 Berkley Big Game cheap 1000 meter spools, works wonders! swear by it
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fishing94
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berkley big game for me
berkley big game for me aswell so strong and can handle big fish in the 8kg line class
have caught a 30kg ray on 8kg berkley big game
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Man Overboard
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I went the Stren 10kg on my
I went the Stren 10kg on my Tiagra 16, apparently good stuff made by Berkley
dodgy
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I use mainly Platypus Pretest
I use mainly Platypus Pretest but did try the Berkley in 8kg last year. Had a good day and got 2 Blacks and a Sail so I suppose it passed the test.
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hlokk
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Good to see you back after a
Good to see you back after a bit of break Mav :p.
I went stren gold on mine. Pretty similar to the big game, though may not be quite as supple (i forget). I rather like its bright orange as opposed to the blue or clear big game. Much easier to see your line in the water if you need to position the boat or see where its going in the surf. Supposed to be the same quality as the big game as well.
barneyboy
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I like Schnieder line
have used it since I was a kid and is great stuff. The other mono I like is Tortue. Nice tough mono which I would describe as a hard line if you get what I mean!!
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Spinnerak
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low stretch or platinum for
low stretch or platinum for me
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DazSamFishing
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For beach fishing I use
For beach fishing I use platinum. I personally don't see the need to run pre-tested lines for beach fishing... or anything other than game fishing.
Leemo
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i use lo stretch on 2 reels,
i use lo stretch on 2 reels, but i must say it wears relatively easily. saying that, its a good line, and id reccomend it. havnt used much more good quality mono, cept for stren gold (40lb) and that stuff is thick as shit!
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cuthbad
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Are you gonna be
Are you gonna be casting/beach fishing much? if so the low stretch or platinum, being a fair bit thinner, might be the go.
yea you can say thinner means less abrasion resistance, but another way to look at is that for the same diameter and roughly the same abrasion resistance the platipus lines are stronger than the berkleys etc. Hope that makes sense the way i explained it.
I reckon boat fishing go berkley big game, land based go low stretch or platinum.
spanishmackeral
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platypus platnium is great
platypus platnium is great stuff and a camo sorta colour 2
woody
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Platypus Lo-Stretch all the
Platypus Lo-Stretch all the way for beach work.....leave the Berkley Big game to boat fishing/trolling.....thicker and casts horrible.....how much abrasion resistance do you want on the beach???
woody
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Also Penn 10x is not too
Also Penn 10x is not too bad......
Stren gold is game fishing line too like Berkley Big Game......big diff between game/trolling/boat mono and good casting mono for the beach I reckon
allrounder
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hey Mav if you are not in a hurry
i have a spare couple of spools in the shed.I think i have some berkley and some top of the range platy stuff from memory.I could get it across that way sometime this week for you if you need it.Fire me a pm if it suits mate
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
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lo stretch for sure.
lo stretch for sure.
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Berkley
We've used platypus Platinum & Pretest lines over the years and personally "we" dont rate them but each to their own.
Berkley Biggame and Stren (similar) are the go!
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