good braid good price recommendations??????????
Submitted by Georgejungle on Mon, 2010-08-23 21:07
As it says where can you buy a good braid tried and tested for a reasonable price without spending $300 plus dollers to spool up a reel these days ?.What brands do people use and where to get it?. Cheers
grayzeee
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tuf line or fins is ok but
tuf line or fins is ok but there'll be hundreds more suggestions if you use search box on left <<<<<
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Feral
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depends on how much you need
depends on how much you need really .. im using whiplash at the moment .. but ive also got some good daiwa braid as backup that was cheap :)
Hazell
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Class
In what strength mate?
Whiplash is great for the heavier stuff but I like sunline super PE for breaming.
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DazSamFishing
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Shouldn't cost you much to
Shouldn't cost you much to spool up. I use tufline for most applications these days & it's strong & inexpensive.
Johnyy_Boii
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sunline super p.e
sunline super p.e
shanedm
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yeh depends on what line
yeh depends on what line class you buying as well. the ones that have worked for me in the past have been tuffline and whiplash. both pretty decent and relatively inexpensive.
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lunker
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spectra power pro
I haven't been using it for long but seems decent (30lb) and reviews I've read are good. Can pick up a spool from the states for a third of the cost too, unless unlike myself you can afford to support local business lol
ish_lovesfishing
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braid
have any of you guys heard of pex spectra, pex dyneema or lr braid? saw on ebay..really cheap...$30 for 30lb 500mm
Leemo
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mate, dont even touch that
mate, dont even touch that shit! worst braid going around IMO!
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ish_lovesfishing
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thanks leemo
cheers, yer i was thinking about, wondering why its so freeeeeeking cheap! but yer im just gono have to save up for some good stuff, might get some tufline,
thanks mate
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Quobbarockhopper
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xp tifline from ebay... a
xp tufline from ebay... a couple of guys from the states sell it really cheap in 1200 yard spools for about 180 delivered
fisho-ron
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i just brought 600yds of
i just brought 600yds of 50lb xp tufline braid of ebay for $75 delivered and it is in aus.
i priced this at a few shops the other day in perth and it was $120+.
bloody good line mate and strong, nice and uniform as well, dont touch that shit dyneema of ebay it is crap.
cheers ron
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i have heard a lot of bad
i have heard a lot of bad reports about buying braid off e bay. but i spose thats why its there so you cant see what your getting until its too late.
We have found Frog braid of good quality, easy to tie and has never snapped at the knot, cant remember the price tho
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jus
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i have to also vote for
i have to also vote for tufline XP - all my reels are spooled with tufline: 20, 30, 50, 65lb and never had a problem. best value for money i reckon...unless youre into a lot more serious fishing than what i do and can tell the difference! whiplash is pretty good too
Goodz
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Tufline XP best value for
Tufline XP best value for money. Also recommend ebay if you want the cheapest option to get it, but a local tackle shop would spool up your reel for you while you're there so up to you.
Definately steer away from the cheap non known braids on ebay too, just go for what you know.
dkonig82
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Personally I would never
Personally I would never touch that Power Pro stuff again.
Maybe I got unlucky with a bad spool, but once bitten twice shy.
Bought in 500yards of 50lb from the states. First decent fish I hooked, started putting some pressure on and snapped. Second fish the same thing. Changed rod for the rest of the day. Tested the power pro out at home against my scales - could not get more than 10kg of pressure on 50lb line before it pinged.
Not my knots either, was breaking mid line. Same tests on some ancient 30lb braid I had on another reel and that was still pulling 14-15kg.
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lunker
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That sucks mate... Hopefully
That sucks mate... Hopefully you just got a bad batch and I don't get left hanging if I hook something decent!
May look into the Tufline XP next time seems to be pretty good value too
Iceman
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Tufline oin Ebay
Link below for Tufline on ebay. Just bought 1200 mtrs of 50lb for $145. Cost about $400 in the shops
http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?_nkw=tuf+line+xp&_dmpt=AU_Sport_Fishing_Tackle&_sop=12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m301
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till
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Daiwa Saltiga Boat Braid:
Daiwa Saltiga Boat Braid: made in Japan, 8-ply, colour-metered
hlokk
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Really nice line, very thin,
Really nice line, very thin, colour metered, very smooth and if you get a bulk spool it works out rather cheap too (about $50/300?). Considering its a top of the line jigging braid in the same class as lines that cost $150+ here, its very good value.
DhuBoi
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i got 50 lb whiplash braid
i got 50 lb whiplash braid spooled onto my Shimano Torium 30 for like 60 bucks
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