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Mono question

Julian Griffiths

Julian Griffiths

Senior Member & Supporter
Hi & morning all!

I came across Berkley ironsilk when visiting a mate some months back, he used it for hooklength material.

Had a springy sort of property to it, which I kinda liked the idea of personally. (As a mono option)

Anyone recommend a similar mono that behaves the same & that's currently available, that has the abrasion qualities with it.

I don't want to be opening up all the packages in shops as that will get me in trouble 😂

Noticed fluorocarbon and some other branded monos are thin on the ground and been told that stocks are getting hard to come by...

Cheers
J.
 
Why do you consider a line that is springy a positive trait, Julian?
I don't mind some hooklengths that appear springy in nature but straighten under tension to create a stiff hooklink, but in a mainline I would rather have low memory, less spring.
 
What sort of diameter are you after?

Ironsilk appears to be marketed as super abrasion resistant - some of the Gardner monos are sold on the same premise. They work just fine; but some aren’t available in thin diameters. And they may not be available on small spools.

If I wanted a strong, abrasion resistant mono (that was springy) I’d use one of those in 0.38 or 0.40

If you want really springy look at the carp stiff link materials eg Korda Boom or it’s precursor ‘mouthtrap’. I’ve probably got a spool of the latter (or something similar) if you want it to play with…….FOC.
 
Damian Kimmins said:
Why do you consider a line that is springy a positive trait, Julian?
I don't mind some hooklengths that appear springy in nature but straighten under tension to create a stiff hooklink, but in a mainline I would rather have low memory, less spring.
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Was going to use it for hooklengths mate. 👍
 
Perhaps springy shouldn't of been the term used, but at the moment of writing it was the best I could describe.
It's not springy as I wrongly suggested, it's got a very small amount of elasticity to it. So that's what I meant. 👍
 
I've had some which was admittedly a few years old - it seemd to deteriorate much more than any other line I've ever used.
I ended up testing all the spools I had & they broke a long way below the stated bs.
I`m using gardner GR60 at the moment & it seems very good & not crazily priced.
 
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