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Mark Stotesbury:
Hi anthony
the whiplash is ok to use but its a twisted braid so you nick it and it starts to unravel not good if a big and there are huge gts at mafia drags you over the bommies.rather look at ygk braid-600m or daiwa braid-300m spools these are woven and are a lot more forgiving on abrassion for what its worth.forget the overheads as they only average 7kg max drag .
PM me i am in cape town
cheers mark         

Antony Wright:
Thanks for the reply... I know your name well Mark... I am Reefman on Sealine.co.za.
As far as Whiplash goes... the guys have had incredible success with it fishing R&S and landing BIG sharks off the rocks in the Transkei, Robberg, Beacon Isle etc... where all you have is rocks, rocks and more rocks...? It's interesting that you think it might not stand up to Popping and Jigging...? Eeeek. Better get myself some backup braid...

Luke Wyrsta:

--- Quote from: Antony Wright on October 27, 2008, 08:06:47 PM ---Thanks for the reply... I know your name well Mark... I am Reefman on Sealine.co.za.
As far as Whiplash goes... the guys have had incredible success with it fishing R&S and landing BIG sharks off the rocks in the Transkei, Robberg, Beacon Isle etc... where all you have is rocks, rocks and more rocks...? It's interesting that you think it might not stand up to Popping and Jigging...? Eeeek. Better get myself some backup braid...

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Hi Antony,

It is also shockload that has a significant effect on the life of braid. A factor which I don't really think is tested as much in any other fishing application than popping and jigging. The braids you mention might be okay, however, they don't often rate a mention in popping and jigging circles (typically anglers that will go through just about every product no matter the cost just to find the best).

If you are looking for something without the price tag of some of the more premium lines, I would suggest checking out Tuf Line XP.

Good luck for your expedition! Sounds insane!!!!  ;D ;D 8) 8)

Sachin Chaudhry:
Tuf Line,PowerPro or Izorline braid are all good. I hear the Tuf Line XP has the greatest consistency but then again I use 80lb Power Pro a lot and no complaints there. Tests at about 50% more than the breaking strain so that may have something to do with it.

Antony Wright:
Thanks for the advice guys... but somehow I think I';m going to be the guinea pig with this braid... I have a sneaky suspicion that this braid was made and marketted sprecifically for the SA Shark fishing market, because if you do a search for Berkley Whiplash Pro on the Net, there is very little info on it... yet speak to any of the top SA Rock and Surf anglers, they will use nothing else. As to it's cost - it's almost double the price of Ultra Jigman, triple the price of Tufline XP - so we're not using it to save money, rather I'm of the opinion that it's the best there is, especially considering it's diameter- nothing to touch it. It's less than HALF the diameter of Tuffline for the same braking strain. 0.17mm for 50lb; 0.19mm for 80lb; 0.24mm for 100lb...!!!

Shyte I hope I'm not wrong here... :-\

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