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Sunline PE x8
Spooled up my 2500 Stradic with some Orange 10lb and pretty disappointed with it after my first fish. Fished for a few hours and had 2 wind knots and heaps of loose loops, had to really concentrate on line management on a pretty still day
Was throwing around small hard bodies Sales guy talked me out of the 10lb Castaway(which I love) gave me the spiel about it winning at AFTA so I thought I’d give it a go as it’s cheaper. Hoping it “wears in” after a few more fishes. Is anyone else using it and how’s it working for you? |
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Have the 8lbs on my saros 2500
I dont fish hard as many of you guys, but i do not have issues with wind knots
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Yeah, my mate has it on his saltist in 50lb. I had to un-do several windknots for him whilst fishing a breakwall this morning. I was using J-braid alongside him and to be perfectly honest it outperformed the sunline.
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Winning afta means nothing!
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unless its super stiff, loose loops isn't the line's issue
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Been using 8lb PE8 on a 2500 stradic for a year or two, not one problem. I have a habit of using my rod holding hand to always keep tension on the line as it is wound in though.
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This!
Its just what the people at the show vote for before they are even tested
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"wind knots" are just poor line management .. I use 8lb and love the stuff.
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Exactly , poor line lay causes 99% of casting knots .
Load your line in a slight \___/ shape and you will eliminate all your tangles . Dont overload the spool .
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I just wish I had seen this post before buying and having the store put it on my reel . Sunline PE 4 lb yeah I wanted to try a lighter line . In a week I used it three times first time no issue perfect. Second trip suddenly when casting were they wind knots two in a row on the braid went to unpick them line snapped off in my hand tied leader on caught a salmon trout after that it broke off . Went home checked the line seemed fine tied the leader on third trip was fine landed a small mullet on a plastic no issue at all . Decided to go back to my car had a very light drag pulled the braid out of the spool for length and braid a fair distance away from my leader broke . Decided there was an issue 7 days after buying it and getting it put on I took my reel back with docket . One worker said no never heard of issues young one said he’d never touch it to fish bream and of course it didn’t snap no issues they couldn’t do a thing I had then strip the line paid for a different brand which I tried today one wind knot fixed no issue cast great . But that sunline after they stripped it off oh it was abrasive in spots you’ve fished in areas with rocks and sticks . Honestly it’s not my first rodeo that brand new 4 lb sunline was exactly the same as a line that was old and past it .
Sorry for the long post but I will never buy or use sunline again .
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I have the pe8 on 3 reels. I am not sold on it, had some wind knots which can be eliminated if you reel it back on tight each couple of hours fishing. I can live with that but the thing I really haven't liked is that I have found it difficult to get an FG knot to hold really well. It doesn't seem to bite into the leader very well for me probably due to it's slick round profile. I have tried 4 different leader brands and various weights and it still seems a problem. For those who will say that it's my technique, I have never had this problem using any other brand or type of braid before this one. |
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I use Fg knot with 8lb PE8 and 6-8lb leader (nitlon or fc rock), never had a single one fail and caught jewies to 80cm landbased. Maybe there are some bad batches of the stuff?? When using finer braids I finish the fg with 3 half hitches but the middle one i give an extra wrap like a double granny.
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I ended up tying a uni knot to finish it off and some CA glue as well. I can't 100% remember if that fixed my issues or not. I will have to blow the cobwebs off the spin gear and test it out |
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I use a single uni knot started tying that in my salt water fly fishing days
Tackle store didn’t like the single one I’ve landed schoolies on bream gear 6 lb braid 6 lb mono using a single uni knot I have now changed it slightly they said fine line use 10 to 12 braid going over the mono it worked so far
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