Another Braid Question

[fishyman]

except this time its not about which one

Um, looking to spool up my new Biomaster 2000 with sunline castaway 10lb. I have only ever seen it in 150m spools, the thing is i want a whole spool of it because i hate backing lol.

So, has anyone seen 300m spools of sunline castaway 10lb anywhere?

Thanks guys

[Leighton]

i would not use Sunline in anything under 30lbs

tried 10lbs, wind knots

tried 20lbs, and it cut through my leader

treid 30lbs, love the stuff

Stren Microfuse is the go for 10 lbs and under

True braids in the light stuff tend to wind knot

[fishyman]

well, i put 10lb fireline on for my trip to noosa and the stuff gave me the absolute shits no windknots just shithouse casting and handling.

my dad has 10lb sunline and hasnt had a problem.

ive only used true braids, FINS, super pe, superbraid etc all in the 4-8lb range and havnt really ever had problems with leaders cutting or wind knots.

charltons have little spools of it so they should be able to get a big spool. im hating the cost though :S

[Shrimpo]

Varivas Pe would be a good choice for that reel.

[fishyman]

yeah thats the other option, but if i bought that id buy OS

half the price

[Shrimpo]

Yeh its fricken expensive tho.

[Dan23]

TD Sensor braid is your best option IMO. Powerpro is cheap from US and it fine for power fishing.

[pcsolutionman]

I agree with dan TD sensor is way better than Castaway, 10lb castaway is weaker than 4lb fins and I have had problems with abbrassion resistance and cutting through leaders, this is woth 2 seperate spools one of 10lb and one of 12lb, I will never touch the stuff again

Lee

[Leighton]

yeah agree about the Fireline

Give stren a try, its cheap

What do you need 300m of 10lbs for?

[fishyman]

thanks guys

TD sensor was my other guess.

id prefer 300m because

1) its cheaper in the long run

2) eliminates backing therefore one more weak spot

[benno573]

it's interesting... i wind about 20-50m of backing onto all my reels depending on capacity and then throw 300m of braid over top where it will fit, obviously making the spool totally full is ideal for casting etc. i've never had a knot weakness issue, i use a heavier mono backing than the braid and it goes fine. i've seen the backing a few times on my TLD20 with 300m of 80lb braid on bigger sharks in the channel off moreton. i had the knot out once (doubled over uni-uni) and it held up great. guess it's just different strokes. :S i just did what the guys at the tackleshop told me to do... :laugh:

for 10lb braid the TD sensor goes good, only "expensive" line i've ever bought.

[shortie]

TD sensor is my choice of line.

[Feral]

First fill with new braid I prefer no backing, that way in 12 or 18 months when your braid is getting low, you just tie some mono on, refill the spool, then take it all off and turn it around wind it back on (mono first)and your right to go again.

[nuckle]

iv got 10lb td sensor braid, its awsome... at charltons look in the bargain bin thingo got mine 20 bucks cheaper.

[fishyman]

well after having a play with a few braids, im chaging direction and getting some sufix performance braid. ill be buying off ebay to 300m spools one of 10lb and one 15/20lb.

[Terry H]

fishyman have a look at stren or powerpro 1200/1500 metre spools.save ya a few $$$ in the long run.

[fishyman]

i was thinking about buying sufix or PP in a bulk spool. but i dunno im a little broke at the moment.

but i am out of the game for 4 weeks so...