is this line any good ?
Submitted by Mainey on Thu, 2013-05-16 19:29
I have the chance to get some fishing line for next to nothing 
It is a 'hollow' line possibly 'dacron'
white/cream in color, with one dark grey/blue thread wound through it
It is roughly as thick as string, (does NOT look like string) and wound onto a damaged hand line, it looks like it would be good for 20 plus Kg fishing at least - I think - but I will admit up front I have no clue at all.
I've looked on various fishing adds on the net but can't see it advertised anywhere so thought I should ask the guys who use the stuff.
It is not shiny like Mono
It is hollow
it is round
Thanking you all in advance
Paul
stevebw23
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round hollow white string,
round hollow white string, might catch a fish with no eyes? definitely sounds like dacron though, i've never used it and don't see the point in it? think they use it for gamefishing (with a leader attached) what do you plan on using it for? as long as you attach a leader to it it should work i guess
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Mainey
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Just my own thoughts :)
I'm going to use it on my boat rod ( Penn Powerstick Pro 1055HG ) with a Fin-Nor offshore OFL30 reel, I loaded it last night and it fills the reel fully.
Yes, I understand the line may be seen by the fish, so I will use a few mtrs of clear leader at the end
It looks like it's a heavy duty type product and it has tied to the leader nice and firmly
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Sounds like the string the
Sounds like the string the old butchers used to tie the chops wrapped in white butchers paper with.
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Dacron
Sounds like some kind of old style Dacron. Should be ok with a decent length of leader
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