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opions on iron silk
want an honest opion on iron silk
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I tired it when it first came out, I didn;t like the way it wraps on the spool,
or digs into the spool, plus it can put the hurt to your equipment..but on the other hand I think that the anglers of today have become way more knowledgable on the uses of lines like that, compared to yesteryear.... |
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i will wait for more responces before i decide if i am going to put it on my reels
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I have tried it and kinda like it. It doesn't have much memory. Cast pretty good and is pretty strong and abrasion resistant. If I wasn't such a big fan of Stren Florocarbon I would probably have the Iron Silk on one or two of my rods.
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do you still use it and berckly is a much better line company then stren
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it sucks..no two ways about it
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are you sure and what is bad about it
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just did not like anything about the line..and yes I am sure that it sucked
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Worst line I ever used. I lost fish, I lost lures, and it broke if you looked at it wrong. They may have improved it, but I'm not going to take the risk.
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I have never used Iron Silk. However, over the years, I can't remember a line that had so many people saying bad things about it. And that's the reason I never tried it. Every product has its fans and detractors, but this line was panned by the majority of people who gave opinions.
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Everyone will have a different opinion about what they like in line. Iron Silk has a different texture to it and some people don't like it. It is different from regular mono. A lot of people think P-Line is the stuff but I personally think it sucks. It WILL break if you look at it wrong. I will never spool that stuff on another reel of mine. You have to try it to see if you like it. I personally found Iron Silk to be pretty strong. If I hung up on something it took some effort to break. I always used 17 lb. test though because I used it for jigs and worms. I know most people here fish lighter line so maybe the lighter stuff was bad I don't know.
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thanks im am a berkly fan and i hate p line as well but i think i am going to try it
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tried it once..never again.it was junk.
if you had your mind made up to try it,why did you bother asking opinions? this thread was real waste of time.
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I hated it when I first tried it. I broke off 4 fish the first day i used it. I did like the way it casted and had no memory to it.Walmart has it on clearance sale for $3.00 a spool, so again I bought it and it sucks as bad now than it did before they improved it.If you got it take a a peice and bite it with medium pressure and then pull on the line.The chit breaks so easy, its not funny. They also got power pro for $5.00 a spool, but I don't use that either. I got a spool of Vanish transition for $5.00 and I don't like it either.I should have bought the $1.50 spools of stren.Stren has never failed to do what its supposed to yet.Dang it Tommy where were you to say buy the Stren ? You know you I don't like Berkely line.Bass addict, P-Line is awsome line,except for the line memory.P-Line will break way over the lb test its labled as. P N J
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pnj ,
i used stren for about 20 years but it does seem to have more memory issues , i got trilene about 10 years ago and I can backlash it just as good as any line !! |
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every time i have tested sten on the tester at the fishin shiw it breaks at 2lbs under what it is rated for
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I like Trilene Big Game. The only mono I'll use.
But I also got some of the bass pro spooled on my offshore rod there for free. Gonna try that and see what it is like. Chris |
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i herd that there flourocarbon is good stuff
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I bought a spool of it last year when it was on sale. I haven't had any problems with it yet. I don't mind it, it casts really nice!
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all right i think i will spool my reel up with it
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i hate it but that's just me
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Don't like ironsilk
LOusy knot tying strength.Stiff,and doesn't lay on the spool very well.
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Don't like ironsilk
That stuff is too stiff,has terrible knot tying ability,and lays on the spool like wire!
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If you have been watching the Classic, Berkley has a number of commercials touting their products and so far Iron Silk has not been mentioned. I wonder why?
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