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Awa Shima line
- Thread starter Sharky2
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kitefisher
Sealiner
Sharky
About a year ago I bought some at a tackle shop and my humble opinion based on findings a year ago is as follow.
1)The diameter to breaking strain was what most impressed myself and fishing buddies at first impression.,however a micrometer soon brought it back to a more realistic average breaking to diameter.
2) The spools were then 300 and 500 meter respectively,on one of the spools of 500 m .40 line there was a mere 410 meter of line wound on.
3)One of the spools had a mark in the line about midways,now wait for it with insulation tape,possibly it was a quality control marking ,that went unnoticed,as the line texture felt "frizzled" at the marking.
4)On another spool of 300 meter ,about two thirds down the line had a texture difference,very much like the line at the bottom of a spool feels like when taking it off,sort of "frizzy"(at a lack of a better description).
5)Another spool of .25 was absolutely fine and is still in use today,with fair knot strength,very little fading in the dark brown/burgundy colour,and casts very well on a 4000 Shimano Sahara for some time now.
It must be said that these were really some of the very first spools to be seen in our region,and one can then ask oneself ,is "first impressions lasting",or do you forgive them for the "teething problems"
That decision is entirely up to the angler to make.This is by no means a generalisation of the quality of the lines,it is purely based on my observations,and as mentioned this was a year ago when it first hit the shelves in my neck of the woods.
Cheers
About a year ago I bought some at a tackle shop and my humble opinion based on findings a year ago is as follow.
1)The diameter to breaking strain was what most impressed myself and fishing buddies at first impression.,however a micrometer soon brought it back to a more realistic average breaking to diameter.
2) The spools were then 300 and 500 meter respectively,on one of the spools of 500 m .40 line there was a mere 410 meter of line wound on.
3)One of the spools had a mark in the line about midways,now wait for it with insulation tape,possibly it was a quality control marking ,that went unnoticed,as the line texture felt "frizzled" at the marking.
4)On another spool of 300 meter ,about two thirds down the line had a texture difference,very much like the line at the bottom of a spool feels like when taking it off,sort of "frizzy"(at a lack of a better description).
5)Another spool of .25 was absolutely fine and is still in use today,with fair knot strength,very little fading in the dark brown/burgundy colour,and casts very well on a 4000 Shimano Sahara for some time now.
It must be said that these were really some of the very first spools to be seen in our region,and one can then ask oneself ,is "first impressions lasting",or do you forgive them for the "teething problems"
That decision is entirely up to the angler to make.This is by no means a generalisation of the quality of the lines,it is purely based on my observations,and as mentioned this was a year ago when it first hit the shelves in my neck of the woods.
Cheers