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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Joey Falconi on December 04, 2008, 09:49:37 AM
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Got myself a dogfight. Now the decision as to what braid to run on it. Will be using it on a Smiths 80p or Zenaq Foorketo 83 -5.
Thinking of Diawa accu depth in 60lb or 80lb.?
What do others use and recommend ?
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Got myself a dogfight. Now the decision as to what braid to run on it. Will be using it on a Smiths 80p or Zenaq Foorketo 83 -5.
Thinking of Diawa accu depth in 60lb or 80lb.?
What do others use and recommend ?
Well it dep,s on your budget .
if you want to buy cheap good braid line then go for the tuff line .
if you not mind the cost are then go for the varivas gt line .
or the varivas gt smp pe6 which it will break at 90lb . so you would get a long cast on this line .
i used to have the daiwa braid line before but i end up change all my line ;D
cheer,s mick
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Thanks Mick,
What was wrong with the Diawa Colored Stuff ?
How do you find Varavis for casting with ?
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Don't use coloured jigging braid for casting, I've heard bad things about it. The Varivas line is very good to cast with, be wary of the SMP though as it has a tendancy to get wind knots.
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I use sunline deep one in 130lb and i have never had problems with it at all and every 10meters is another colour..Deep one is very well priced and very high in strength..highly recomended mate as its breaking strain is higher than its sez on the box..
otherwise varivas is the best stuff goin if you dont mind spending a bit!!
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Thanks Mick,
What was wrong with the Diawa Colored Stuff ?
How do you find Varavis for casting with ?
joey
there is nothing wrong with the daiwa colour line but most colour line is for jigging.
the reason why i changed cos they not make 130lb cos daiwa only go,s up to 80lb . that is why changed my line and end up with the varivas line . they are great to cast with .
i still do have the colour line which it is not daiwa brand . it,s from japen not know the name due to the japen writing ;D. which i have 60lb , 100lb and 120lb .
there is lot of different braid line with different breaking strain .
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One would find it difficult to find any information from any dialect/language from "Japen"... ;)
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Joey,
Just go for the Varivas Avani GT.
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Joey,
Just go for the Varivas Avani GT.
What Pound Brock... I will use it on an 80p.
Does avani GT come in 80lb ?
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Joey,
Just go for the Varivas Avani GT.
What Pound Brock... I will use it on an 80p.
Does avani GT come in 80lb ?
joey .
yes there is 6 line class to choice from .
pe5 - 70lb
pe6 - 80lb
pe7 - 90lb
pe8 - 100lb
pe10 - 130lb
pe12 - 170lb .
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it's easy to recommend what is just about the best and most expensive line you can buy - is one of you actually going to tell Joey how much a spool of Varivas is?!
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it's easy to recommend what is just about the best and most expensive line you can buy - is one of you actually going to tell Joey how much a spool of Varivas is?!
Let me Guess $250.00 :-\
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retail - not even close :'(
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Some shops have it for $350 plus..Best bet is to keep an eye out on ebay or buy from overseas!!!
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varivas is the most expensive line :o
if you can,t buy it the go for the tuff line ::)
that is why the tuff line is affordable !!!!!! :)
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AVANI GT PE#10 is available in a 300m spool in Australia only.
Normally only sold in 600m spools so much cheaper if you only need 300m you could always carry a cheaper line as spare for emergencies.
We had these specaily done for us as reels like ie.SALTIGA or STELLA will only hold 300m.
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Hi Steve,
Can you give a price on the 300m PE10 spools of GT Max.
Do you by chance have the official PE diameters for the Varivas line of PE braids including;
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 10, and 12.
Thanks
Andy
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Hi Steve,
Can you please pm me the price also for GT Max PE10 (300m)+ freight to Auckland NZ?
Cheers,
Bwanna
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Ooops, sponsors stock it as well, I did not notice it before... :-[ :-[
I see fish head also has the new PD stick and propeller baits in as well :o, very origial designs coming from Mr Matsutani.
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Guys, Steve is the importer and wholesaler, not a retailer
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Hi guys,
Steve is the man to thank for bringing Varivas to Australia. It was also him that got Varivas to make the special 300m spools. Brilliant stuff for spooling up reels that don't need the 600m spool and as Steve said a great thing to have in the tackle box on those big trips in case of emergency.
Cheers,
Janelle
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Thanks Janelle...