Monofilament Line

[Fish-Hunter]

I was bought up using maxima fishing line.

Prior to using 90% of the time Platypus lines , in the 80's & 90's i only used to use Maxima Ultra Green"best by test" . i aint sure if it as good as it used to be ? maybe the Maxima formula has changed . :dontknow

[raco09]

Hey guys, was just wandering what peoples thoughts were on this particular line. I want to respool my overhead abu 7000 and was thinking this line may be the go. Ill be using the reel on my surf road and also on a boat rod. Any advice would be great. cheers. :D

[Mick.S]

Ultima Power Steel

[raco09]

hey Mick, do you purchase it from the uk or is it available here?

[raco09]

Ultima Power Steel

it looks like a awsome line. i wouldnt mind a coloured line though. if it came in a different color id buy some.

[Mick.S]

Ultima Red Ice, but I still go for Power Steel
You can buy Ultima line at BCF, tho you get it cheaper from UK i.e. ebay

This is what happened to 3 of my hooks when they got snagged and I tried to break 10kg Power Steel mono....



Here is the video footage of Ultime Power Steel 20lbs in action and Penn Torque, 1hour into the fight with something massive at the end of the line...at one point I was on my knees and ass leaning back trying to break the line. Fishing with TT Sport, one stiff surf rod.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0D4Jc_qJA8&feature=plcp

[raco09]

That ultima red ice looks awesome. I think that's what I might get. Cheers Mick.

[hangsta*]

dude red ice is good stuff.if you want i can spool you with some viz but only in 20lb.

[poodoo]

for mono i use suffix.....

[cheaterparts]

I was bought up using maxima fishing line. Ive just started to think about buying line for some big Westernport snapper this season, I hate braid.. I have 4 reels to spool. Whats the reccomendations? stick with the green maxima?

I was thinking 30 pond mainline, Ive never caught a fish (snapper) bigger than 3 kg. im trying to get in excess of that this year...

also whats the difference with fluoro or clear line? apart from the obvious... wouldnt flouro spook the fish? I dont want couta coming through biting me off...

I still use Maxima and have not had any reason to changefor my Westernport gummy/snapper gear
I use mainly 20 lb on small penn OHs although I have a couple of 30 lb set ups to now used mainly with trace ( still trying for that first kayak toothy )
I also am not a full braid convert Its nice on my light gear but a pain in the "A" when 3 or 4 rods are all tangled by a gummy that has gone around the lot

and for fluro or mono leaders I have used both in WP and dont beleve there was much difference
fluro has the same refraction of light as water so should be invisable in water ,however that is clear water
WP though is discoloured so Fluro is like a clear line in discoloured water

years ago we caught fish with a leader of just thicker mono line none of the special clear stuff
guess what the fish didn't seam to care