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Post by cuckoo on Oct 16, 2007 19:10:53 GMT
Evening chaps ,
well a little tip if you havent used this already , getting fed up with memory free hook snoods ,kinking and generally knotting i was givien this bit of advice , use fluoro carbon you can bend it knot it and just scrunch it up , give it a little pull and hey presto its as straight as a die again , great stuff , i have just brought 2 spools 15lb and 20lb in clear and in 20 meter spools, a tad expensive at £4.50 a spool but worth it i think !!!!
lee.
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Post by lewis on Oct 16, 2007 20:30:49 GMT
nice tip mate i'll have to give that a go at the start of the month (pay day) was thinging of picking up some fluro carbon any way for a touch of mulleting.
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Post by gremlin on Oct 16, 2007 21:41:28 GMT
I've used Amnesia precisely because it straightens after a firm pull! I've forgotten what else I was going to say ....  |
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Post by cuckoo on Oct 16, 2007 22:05:21 GMT
I've used Amnesia precisely because it straightens after a firm pull! I've forgotten what else I was going to say .... must be using a different amnesia to me then . because mine wont straighten after a good pull and i dont know anybody whos will !!! lee. |
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Post by eccles on Oct 17, 2007 13:18:51 GMT
Nah your right Cucks, Fingers and I both use Amnesia and once it's kinked, it's kinked even though it's good stuff. Perhaps Grem sells it?? (LOL) Anyway, ta for the advice, I think I will try some, Hope it ties well???
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Post by slipperylimpet on Oct 17, 2007 13:37:08 GMT
Been using Flouro myself recently - pretty stiff and kink free so can recommend it! Don't know about the "invisible to fish" bit though - thinks that's a marketing ploy myself!
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Post by eccles on Oct 17, 2007 13:48:40 GMT
Oi Slippery, you didn't tell us that (perhaps you did but I wasn't listening). I shall expect a free sample if we meet up on Sunday instead of the pint you once offered LOL
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Post by scotty on Oct 17, 2007 14:41:20 GMT
sounds good but a it expensive at 4.50 for only 20 metres. i think i will stick with good old amnesia
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Post by eccles on Oct 17, 2007 15:58:13 GMT
Just had a look at ebay - Some guy is doing 20 lb BS for £2.50 inclusive (20 metres) and Discount Fishing Ireland are doing 175 yds of Berkley Vanish 20 lb BS for £10 inclusive. The latter seems the better bargain but do I want 175 yds??? Going to do some more hunting now.
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Post by eccles on Oct 17, 2007 16:25:16 GMT
0.41 mm apparently but just found an even better bargain: Game Fishing Supplies are doing 250 yds of 17 lb 0.33 mm Berkley Vanish Transition for £10.50 all in. This sounds just perfect to me but I don't need 250 yds. Would anyone (except Gremlin LOL) like to take some and we could split the quantity and cost?
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Post by maninblack on Oct 17, 2007 16:30:30 GMT
Beware, sometimes lines on e-bay are not what they say they, as I'v found that out to my cost.
I recently brought some spools of Ultima A SuperSnood, only to fine out that it was just ordinary line.
I now stick to Sunset Amnesia.
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Post by eccles on Oct 17, 2007 16:39:11 GMT
If you don't get the right deal on ebay, you need to let ebay know and they will give the seller a hard time. Only once have I not had gen stuff on ebay, I complained and was given a full refund. Most gen sellers are very concerned with their rep and do not do you down in my experience. Anyway, I nearly always buy from well established sellers and have no probs so I guess you were just unlucky blackie.
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Post by cuckoo on Oct 17, 2007 22:21:46 GMT
Nah your right Cucks, Fingers and I both use Amnesia and once it's kinked, it's kinked even though it's good stuff. Perhaps Grem sells it?? (LOL) Anyway, ta for the advice, I think I will try some, Hope it ties well??? well something obviuosly aint right eccles , if the man has amnesia and can straighten it with a single pull then he is superman !!!!! lee |
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Post by mrfish on Oct 18, 2007 7:56:24 GMT
The flouro carbon is good stuff, nice and stiff and heavier than mono. If you need to straighten some take one end in each hand and draw it from side to side across your knee (with trousers on) a few times and that should make it nice and straight again.
Steve
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Post by slipperylimpet on Oct 18, 2007 13:29:31 GMT
Oi Slippery, you didn't tell us that (perhaps you did but I wasn't listening). I shall expect a free sample if we meet up on Sunday instead of the pint you once offered LOL Ha Ha - my secret weapon is revealed (NOT)! Bought the stuff from Decathlon in France - was only a few Euros for 50M spool, seems fairly good quality, though not used any others yet! |
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