Buying bad fishing line.
- Markus
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Buying bad fishing line.
I was pretty disapointed yesterday when I lost a few nice smallies due to the line breaking. I just spooled up with fresh 8lb Trilene and after a couple break offs, I stripped some line off and inspected it. I could easily pull on the line and snap it...right to the bottom of the spool.
I purchased this lie at CT. Is there any dates or coding on boxes of fishing line that indicates the shelf age of the line? Can it go bad sitting on the stores shelf?
Glad I found this out yesterday and not at Bassin for Bucks this Saturday.
I purchased this lie at CT. Is there any dates or coding on boxes of fishing line that indicates the shelf age of the line? Can it go bad sitting on the stores shelf?
Glad I found this out yesterday and not at Bassin for Bucks this Saturday.
Hi Marcus. Yes line can go bad sittting in a store. It all depends on what temp and area they are stored in. UV light like the type put off by Florecent bulbs can destroy line even very quickly if any light comes in contact with the spool. Sometimes dust build up will give you an indication on how old the stock is. I store all my spools in the crisper of the fridge so they last forever.
Hope this helps
JP
Hope this helps
JP
Smile, It's a good day on the water!!
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- Markus
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MT. Please.
"pound for pound" doesn't change the fact the fish is only 4 pounds and my reel has a drag. The line should not break on a hook set or when the fish jumps.
I've landed 10lb+ bows, lakers, pike, cats and carp on lighter line.
8lb trilene has never let me down...until yesterday and after pulling on the line and discovering it was brittle, I knew it broke because it was rotten, not because of the 4lb cockroach.
You can bet your last dollar i'll be using 8lb mono line if ET and I decide to fish deep water for smallie.
If we're in the slop, the rope will be used.
"pound for pound" doesn't change the fact the fish is only 4 pounds and my reel has a drag. The line should not break on a hook set or when the fish jumps.
I've landed 10lb+ bows, lakers, pike, cats and carp on lighter line.
8lb trilene has never let me down...until yesterday and after pulling on the line and discovering it was brittle, I knew it broke because it was rotten, not because of the 4lb cockroach.
You can bet your last dollar i'll be using 8lb mono line if ET and I decide to fish deep water for smallie.
If we're in the slop, the rope will be used.
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Had the same experience with Berkeley Iron Silk in 10lb from CTC... many rave about how good the stuff is but I refuse to try it again after such a bad experience with it the first time around. Can this be a CTC or dept store issue? I've never had a bad spool from a reputable tackle dealer... so that's the only place I buy now.
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- ontariodreaming
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I had trilene smooth casting on everything. Had 3 bad spools in a row from 3 different stores in the spring. Took it off the reels again and send it with a note back to Pure Fishing. They send me new spools. Have PP on all rods now even for the kids. That fixed the line breaking problem in a big hurry.
Re: Buying bad fishing line.
If it was all the way to the bottom of the spool then it doesn't sound like it was damaged by U.V.Markus wrote: I could easily pull on the line and snap it...right to the bottom of the spool.
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I have had "Bad Batch" problems with Trilene in the past,switched to Maxima and Ande line now and no more line problems.