quality 2 or 3lb braid???

[reef_raider]

hey guys

decided to fill spare spool of my sol 2500 with 2 or 3lb braid and was wondering if anyone knew any quality braids in this weight range, by quality i mean something like yamatoya or daiwa sensor braid quality...

any help would be greatly appreciated

cheers, jake

[Feral]

I'd be interested to know if there were any around as well -

I would think a true braid would just about be impossible to get in that size, I'd reckon an individual filament would go close to that breaking strain on its own!

[reef_raider]

yeh, i know fireline make 1 2 and 3Lb in crystal but after using yamatoya and other quality braids im not getting fireline again

[brisbane_boy]

whats wrong with fireline jake?

[reef_raider]

nothing wrong with it i just like the top quality lines better because they seem to be a lot softer and cast a lot easier

[fishyman]

dunno abuot 2 or 3 but basshard make a 4lb.

look on plat.co.jp im pretty sure i saw a 3lb braid on there a while ago

[Dan23]

I have 6lb Td Sensor braid on my twin. It cost $60 for 150m but it is thinner and softer than the 1kg fireline my dad has on one of his reels. It does come in 4lb so that would be insanely thin. Watch out though, using braid that thin and soft can be a nightmare when trying to tie knots in the wind.

The bright orange is pretty easy to see in any light as well. All in all I rate it highly.

[shortie]

yep Diawa TD sensor tournament 4ld is a good choice.

[Plastic Man]

if you go to sandgate tackleworld have a look at nitlon pe i really like it nice and soft and a thin diameter

[kevinchen19870316]

TD sensor 8 is a very good choice or u can import varivas or other JDM. they r usually available at 2-3lb but just a note that u can usually get away with 6lb braid as they r so thin.

[Dan23]

Yeah I agree, I can't see why 6lb sensor braid would ever be too thick for anything. But it is expensive so if you're prone to getting wind knots then I'd go with something cheaper. I find that when casting that lite of a line though, you can do smooth controlled casts and still achieve long distances. So wind knots aren't really a problem as you never really throw hard enough to cause them.

[atolo4]

i like the 2lb fireline crystal, it casts great and it is much stronger for its rating and it is cheap.

The top end lines are very good but if they are rated 4lb then the braking strain is usually around there too. i am talking about the IGFA rated ones. I got a 12lb sunline castaway and it is as thin as my 4lb fireline but it does not cast as well as my 4lb fireline.

The best thing is to try and see. For bream I would go 2lb to 4lb.

For flathead I would go 6lb.

[kevinchen19870316]

it's pretty expensive to try those braids. say try 3 brands each with 4 line ratings, that's 12*60=720aud.....wow

[reef_raider]

yeh i already have some nice thin 6lb live fibre tx on the other spool so im looking at something no more than 3lb

[fishyman]

hey mate i found these

http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/default.php?cPath=30_197_235

or,

http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/default.php?cPath=30_198_236

both available in 3lb and color bright yellow.

other than that im guessing for braided dyneema lines platy superbraid is the only other one below 4lb

hope that helps

Edit: you could always just spool it up with straight through fluro, at that poundage its hardly thicker than braid and casts just as well its just a bit stiffer.

just an idea

[maxi]

i personally have no prob at all with the crystal in the 1 to 4 range.. bit stiff for a couple of casts then is fine.... the more you cast the better it gets hahahaha.. gotta luv it,, lol

maxi

[Mack_attack]

Plastic Man wrote:

if you go to sandgate tackleworld have a look at nitlon pe i really like it nice and soft and a thin diameter

Plastic man sold my dad our chrissy presents, one of which was a spool of 4lb nitlon pe each. Absolutelty amazing stuff and i couldn't put a flaw to it yet. on the weekend it landed me a 60cm barra and i've landed 35cm+ cod on it as well no probs.

[fishyman]

theres stren microfuse, not a true 'braided' braid more like fireline but i dunno how good it is