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Post by fishing_in_israel on May 12, 2010 12:52:27 GMT -4
After discovering that my tip line guide was badly scored I figured I had better replace my reel line mighty soon. I checked on our local online tackle shop and came across a good looking line (we don't have much of a choice here in Israel). I did some homework on it and eventually phoned the shop and asked them to ship it to me. Great service - it arrived 2 days after I phoned the shop! Anyway, the line in question is Awa-Shima Ion Power Professional Flourine. You can read the specs here: Ion Power ISO Professional FluorineI loaded it on my reel and it feels silky smooth. I tied a few knots and they feel tight and strong. Anybody had any experience or heard anything about this line? |
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Post by fishfingers007 on May 12, 2010 13:55:22 GMT -4
ive not seen this line before you will have to let us all know what its like, i mainly use braid, power pro, but this year im trying out diamond braid which is a little thinner, so far its proving very good, and i hear its a new braid , i had it from bass pro shop.  |
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Post by fishing_in_israel on May 13, 2010 5:13:31 GMT -4
ive not seen this line before you will have to let us all know what its like, i mainly use braid, power pro, but this year im trying out diamond braid which is a little thinner, so far its proving very good, and i hear its a new braid , i had it from bass pro shop. I shall have to wait for my next fishing trip - maybe next week. But I promise to let you know how it handles. I bought it specially as it is designed for saltwater. |
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Post by fishing_in_israel on May 17, 2010 12:28:21 GMT -4
ive not seen this line before you will have to let us all know what its like, i mainly use braid, power pro, but this year im trying out diamond braid which is a little thinner, so far its proving very good, and i hear its a new braid , i had it from bass pro shop. I shall have to wait for my next fishing trip - maybe next week. But I promise to let you know how it handles. I bought it specially as it is designed for saltwater. OK. I went fishing last evening and didn't catch anything  But, the new Awa-Shima Ion Power Professional Fluorine line is really nice. It has zero memory and casts nice - even into the wind (fixed spool - spinning reel). The breaking strain 2 line thickness is really quite impressive -- 0.30mm = 11.950 Kgs (about 26lbs). Compare that to Berkley Trilene Maxx which for a dia. of 0.30mm = 10lbs! I have actually yet to catch something on it so can't say much about its fish fighting properties but so far I am impressed with it and would recommend it to others. |
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Post by walter on May 18, 2010 19:56:08 GMT -4
awashima is a good brand, their line is quite good and works well
nigel, awa shima uses the european way for measuring breaking strenght, while trilene uses the us method. both are good lines, if someone has a machine for traction tests, i think both the lines would have good results
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