mono your happy with ?

[childers]

hi all ,
just after opinions on prefered monos and reasons ,im hopeless mostly use for surf fishing and rock spinning ! but i cant seem to find something i really like ,tried so many i think i like for a while but keep moving on until i find that special mono, im keen to try the schneider soon ,i think theres 2 avail fine line and klear line ,i got a bust off the other night on beach which is rare and i know any number of different things could have caused it ,but still its made me hunt again for satisfaction,thanks to any opinions, cheers.

[bushbeachboy]

I like the Cajun Red and Maxima and Platypus.

[fish-n-dive]

gee, this is really pretty hard to answer (at least by me). It depends on the application really ..... horses for courses so to speak. Line is constantly being improved, modified and discontinued.

I look for thinness for the poundage first but also limpness. If it flops like cotton thread you are on to a winner (JMHO). Forget anything that has a memory!

In most situations, line that is not to stretchy is preferred, let your arms and the rod do the work. Bites etc are much easier to feel on low stretch line.

Colours are useful in some circumstances but I wouldn't rate it as a priority in line choice.

Line is an essential piece of kit so price (at least for me) is not a priority. If the line has the qualities i look for then I am happy.

probably a lot more, but thats mt .02 cents worth.

Good luck

[tunaticer]

My line of choice has been Maxima for many years. Like nearly every monofilament though it will develop memory with age and need replacing. I change my monofilaments about every two years or so as a rule.

For a high vis light mono I prefer Stren Gold if you can locate some.

Jack.

[bustaonenut]

For bottom bashing we only use schnieder, very tough even when roughed up. For floating baits i like Tortue Nacrita, a tough line that is much softer and finer than the schnider but about 3 times the price and not as abbrasion resistent.

[Gagga08]

Why use mono when you can use BRAID! lol

Na but if I had to use mono cost there was a world wide shortage on braid I would lean towards berkley trilene or Platypus.

[NAGG]

Yo-Zuri Hybrid ( blend of nylon & FC)

[banshee]

Mustad Ayaka is a very good product that is being accepted well by the egg beater boys around here (Nth NSW),it feels different to most other monos in texture,is low stretch and has very little memory,it comes in an opaque light green coulor.

[Blackened]

G'day

For me it's platypus platinum

Dave

[Outsider1]

I am another Platypus Platinum fan. I have used it for years without any issues. Have also found the Diawa lines good quality and value as well.

Cheers

Dave

[2manylures]

My line of choice has been Maxima for many years.

Jack.

Have to agree, Maxima is hard to beat. I've been using it for over 20yrs & never had any problems with it.

Ande is another I use along with Platypus Platinum & if it's still available Daiwa Super Shinobi is very good.

[BaitThrower]

Jarvis Walker Mono... thousand meters for $5 from Big W MUHAHAHAHA

[Bladeca]

I have a few favorites that I tend to use.

Platypus platnium, 50lb on my 24kg bottom bashing rig. Good diameter means more line on the spool and is quite tough.

Platypus Low strech 30lb on my lighter bottom basher, good diameter again (put a full 500m on my Tekota 700) and have good feel for bites ( was only in about 55m at the time)

For my estuary gear (10 - 12lbs) have used Platypus super 100, schnieder, platil and maxima. I have had good life out of all of these with good strength, wear and ease of use on an alvey ( they have not tended to twist and tangle like some others). My father has a couple of older alveys with schnieder on them one is probably 20lb and the other is most likely 10lb or so, this line would have to be about 25years old. After all this time it is still very strong. Neither of us are able to get the heavier line to break with our hands, he still fishes with it on tailor and spotty mackeral and hasn't been busted off due to line weakness. Even trying to break the lighter line will cut into the fingers before it breaks if you don't get a real good hold of it.

Some of these brands are dearer than others, like the schnieder but in comparison to other costs it's nothing. For me a mono that I find is good is worth the extra $$ and anyway mono is not expensive anymore.

Cheers
Glenn

[nigelr]

Platy platinum and pre-test fan here also, Sunline make a superb mono but it is xxy, Tortue is excellent, Maxima is very tough, but lately I have been buying some mono off Ebay that I have been very, very pleased with for the price. Tough, fine diameter and very low stretch, a large Ebay fishing gear retailer sells it out of Melbourne, I have used the yellow, the green and the red varieties and truly I cannot fault it for the price atm.
Cheers.

[jm82]

I use 40lb Shogun for my offshore bait fishing and cant it fault. Has good abrasion and not to thick i get almost 400m of it on my trinidad 30


Cheers Josh