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Hi Ray - I started knowing Maxima as a youngster while fishing with my dad from a young age. He firmly believed in Maxima & it never failed on us. When I got kicked out from the "nest" & started to stand on my own, I tried other brands , some with good results , some not & also got stuck after 32 years back to Maxima & Kingfisher GA. (Not talking about braided lines - suppose that's a topic on its own).
I am happy for what I use it.
I am happy for what I use it.
Ben REINERS wrote:
I share your sentiments. I also use to fish with my dad and he only used Maxima marine green. So after all this time Im back there.lol. And I suppose many anglers have their trial and error with lines and end up sticking to one line the believe will give them the longest life and feel.Hi Ray - I started knowing Maxima as a youngster while fishing with my dad from a young age. He firmly believed in Maxima & it never failed on us. When I got kicked out from the "nest" & started to stand on my own, I tried other brands , some with good results , some not & also got stuck after 32 years back to Maxima & Kingfisher GA. (Not talking about braided lines - suppose that's a topic on its own).
I am happy for what I use it.
I recently purchased my 1st spool of Maxima 0.42 not that brave to try 0.35 yet. Invest in line counter then you can put 300m on at a time. Also use KFGA the 0.45 for some reason don't feel that comfortable with the 0.40 KFGA. People are going to say line expensive. But if you think of it. There about R50 difference between Maxima spool and other brand. Only means eating one happy meal less.
PIRATEofSTRUISBAAI
Sealiner
I also use maxima. Same story, grew up with it. Also tried some other brands, but I know what maxima delivers. I know how much force I can put on it. Just my preference and its not going to change anytime soon.
Siglon Flourescent Yellow, .40 and .43 for my set-up super strong, limp and has not failed me yet. Slightly expensive and difficult to get a hold of. Retails for about R180.
Going to try .40 Trilene Maxx by Berkley, available from Old Salt. Really just need the time to get down to the beach, reviews from Old Salt on this line is fantastic and got the line for around R100.
Going to try .40 Trilene Maxx by Berkley, available from Old Salt. Really just need the time to get down to the beach, reviews from Old Salt on this line is fantastic and got the line for around R100.
I recently bought n new grinder to go with my 12 foot Loomis. Filled it with 8kg Penn line (black)
and off I went to target some Hangklip gallies.
What a disappointment.
I could not get a sinker (2-3 oz) in the water. The line broke on every cast.
I replaced it with 8kg Double X and fished the Gruis at Franskraal last weekend. Not one breakoff.
and off I went to target some Hangklip gallies.
What a disappointment.
I could not get a sinker (2-3 oz) in the water. The line broke on every cast.
I replaced it with 8kg Double X and fished the Gruis at Franskraal last weekend. Not one breakoff.
MAN VAN SEE
New member
Hey Blackmoon...the question is ? did the 8Kg XX catch any fish are there fish coming out that side i like to go a bit further on
Hi Man van die see.
Daar was n paar kompetisies in Pearlies en omgewing laas naweek. Ons groep kon net 2 Gajoen en 1 kabbeljou land.
(Franskraal en die Die Gruis)
Maar ek het stories gehoor van baie goeie vangste by die Damme en Brandfontein. (Steembra's en Kabbeljou)
Hoe waar dit is weet ek nie. In die pub raak 5 visse baie gou 5O.
Daar was n paar kompetisies in Pearlies en omgewing laas naweek. Ons groep kon net 2 Gajoen en 1 kabbeljou land.
(Franskraal en die Die Gruis)
Maar ek het stories gehoor van baie goeie vangste by die Damme en Brandfontein. (Steembra's en Kabbeljou)
Hoe waar dit is weet ek nie. In die pub raak 5 visse baie gou 5O.
Marthin
Sealiner
nog nie gesien nie.
Ek gebruik tans Suffix Synergy, die oranje rooi een.
Redelik sag
Abrasion resistance goed, .45 het my al 2 mooi krakers geland, .40 het my n 70kg odd koeihaai geland maar dit was op sand maar nogsteeds nie sleg nie.
Teen R79 by Fishing Specialists vir n tolletjie het ek sommer opgestock op die .45 en die .50 ook. Die .40 moes plekmaak vir braid op die een katrol.
Ek gebruik meestal Maxima vir leader en trace lyn. Ek vind die Diametre vs Breaking strain n bietjie dik, maar dat dit die knocks kan vat is verseker.
Ek gebruik tans Suffix Synergy, die oranje rooi een.
Redelik sag
Abrasion resistance goed, .45 het my al 2 mooi krakers geland, .40 het my n 70kg odd koeihaai geland maar dit was op sand maar nogsteeds nie sleg nie.
Teen R79 by Fishing Specialists vir n tolletjie het ek sommer opgestock op die .45 en die .50 ook. Die .40 moes plekmaak vir braid op die een katrol.
Ek gebruik meestal Maxima vir leader en trace lyn. Ek vind die Diametre vs Breaking strain n bietjie dik, maar dat dit die knocks kan vat is verseker.
Cuban Cigar
Sealiner
I'm also busy testing the Berkley Trilene Maxx that I got from Old Salt. I have fished the bright dark-orange Suffix Synergy 0.40 on my SL20SH for the last +- 15 yrs since it became available in RSA and was very happy with it. Lately I have been unable to find this colour that I prefer and could only get the pale yellow, so I started asking around to hear what line other anglers prefer for rough ground galjoen fishing on light tackle. Went to pick up a modded TLD 1530 from Old Salt (my heavy musselcracker reel)and he suggested I try the Maxx - currently only in clear, but bright colours apparently in the pipeline. He only had 0.35 and lighter in stock so I decided to try the 0.33 on my son's brand new Torium 14 / 10ft Exage 100M combo. Casting on the rugbyfield with 3 and 4oz sinkers showed a line that flies smoothly off the reel during casting and lays evenly on the spool when retrieved, even when dry. Main concerns with light mainline, are knot strength (when casting / getting stuck / fighting a heavy fish)abrasive resistanca and long term durability against the sun and salt. Couple of weekends ago, I do a Sunday gallie trip to Betties & Hangklip and Windguru got the size of the swell wrong (again)- greeted by a huge see and Tom se Klip etc totally unfishable - in those conditions gave David's and Kleinmaas a try, but water temp barely 10 deg and not a decent bite ! I decide to call it a day and see if on the way back home,I can collect some vrottes along the strand reefs for a final 10 day Pearly/Struis trip before the end of season. Found the water along Harmony, looking like peasoup(kob conditions)and not that cold / 13.5 deg. After collecting enough vrottes to keep Pearly and Struis smelling for a month (more stench than volume), I decide to make a few casts to see if the odd gallie is around with so many vrotkoppe in the water - out came the laaitie's little rig and into a patch that keeps on foaming, goes a 4oz with a vrotkoppie on a 2/0 Mustad Big Gun. Bait barely settled and the little rod gets pulled flat, solid fish kicking on the other end - after a few mtrs get stuck in the reef,damn - give some slack and out she swims just to get stuck again and same story, out she struggles again only to get stuck a 3rd and final time and this time the old trick does not work - finally decide to try and brake the sinker trace as I could still feel the fish struggling - I always make a single overhand knot it my sinker trace so that it can break off easily when needed - snap !and here comes the fish - looks like a young cracker so silver and white it is, but they eat fresh not vrot works my brain - hell it's a gallie of 48cm in stunning condition - not bad for the 1st cast to fish with a new rig. I notice that about a rod's length of the line is roughed-up, but the viskoors got me and I'm shaking like a tree in the wind - cast again an down se goes again, this fight almost stronger and same drill - 3rd time stuck, brake off the sinker and out comes a beauty of a 35cm kolhol ! Now it's proper bokkoors (worse than viskoors) and I can barely get the vrottes on the hook - cast again - nothing - again and again - nothing, nada, nil, Zero - the koors subside and I look at the line - roughed up like I took some course sandpaper to it and a few slivers hanging from it- turned out that in the discoloured water, I had cast over 3 reefs parralel to the beach, without realising it ! 0.33 mm without a leader - This is no scientific test, but not bad at all for such a ligh line - only time will tell how well this line ages out there in the roughstuff ? Try some of it on a light rig - "the koors " comes for free. !