It seems that companies producing
mainline for angling have been so transfixed on reducing diameters
that they have forgotten the importance of both abrasion resistance
and line twist. I’m not sure what the problem is, whether its
because so many are pre-stretched or if it’s the way line is placed
on spools, yet one thing is for sure is that 90% of lines nowadays
have the tendency to twist and coil. I have tried loads, always
soaking them for hours in water yet come the day when I go fishing I
still find it coiling and twisting. I’m not going to mention any
specific makes of crap line but I’m at my wits end with mainline.
I’ve even looked into investing into the new NanoFil but have
received mixed reports on this, especially when it comes to knotting
up and having tried some Fluorocarbons in the past and suffering
similar problems have for the time being kept away from converting.
Shimano Technium, again not cheap, is a mainline I used many years
ago and remember being well happy with it when carp fishing and this
may soon become what’s loaded on my reels or I may just go back to
good old Maxima yet this certainly isn’t immune to the problem. For
the time being I think I am just going to have to put up with the
problem but if anyone can recommend a line that knots up well, isn’t
wiry and brittle and doesn’t twist and coil then please let me
know.
For me, the Hydro-Flo has worked a charm in my fishing for the last 2 seasons of angling. Although i don't use it above 5lb Bs., i guess when you go up in thickness it eventually coils no matter the quality of mainline you choose.
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