Hi all. Any opinions/experience with the Gamma Panfish line in 2 or 4lb test? How did it go - suppleness, coiling, etc. Hi Viz is a must for me. I am looking at an alternative if Stren Crappie gets real hard to source.
Thanks,
Bob
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Hi all. Any opinions/experience with the Gamma Panfish line in 2 or 4lb test? How did it go - suppleness, coiling, etc. Hi Viz is a must for me. I am looking at an alternative if Stren Crappie gets real hard to source.
Thanks,
Bob
Gamma is fine, I have gone to the flo-orange lines for my lack of vision. Right now, I am testing the Zebco Camo Crappie line in 4# it is a very good line with great knot strength. Their are a lot of good lines out there. I love Sufix also. I mostly fish trees and stumps for my panfish, so 2# is not heavy enough for that.
Gamma Company is in Franklin Pa. All though not all the line is made there.
Gamma Fishing, a division of Black Knight Industries
– GammaFishing
When doing some research I saw that a member mentioned in a thread that the base line was made in Japan, and then the line received further manufacturing here in the US. I don’t know if that is still true, and would not affect my buying decision. It is tough to find 100% sourced in the US, and there is nothing wrong with Japanese line.Quote:
Originally Posted by S10CHEVY
Bob
Gamma panfish is great line. Very little memory, small diameter for it's break strength which if you read labels is almost double the rating. The 2# has a break strength of closer to 4 and casts small jigs from .5 grams and up great but if you fish heavy structure you'll break the occasional fish. Still my go to line. Scott
I use the 2 lb test and like it a lot. I buy the big spool directly from Gamma.
Thanks for the replies. Alphahawk has posted a good link to a Japanese site that has a chart where you can compare the diameter of the line to its true breaking strength. Very handy. I saw that based on diameter it is twice its stated strength. I can live with that. I was most interested in how the line handled and any bad habits along those lines. This line will be for U/L casting 1/64 - 1/32 jigs.Quote:
Originally Posted by ultraslab
Bob
How do you buy it directly from Gamma?Quote:
Originally Posted by jawjatek
Sent from my moto e using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
I posted the link to their site. Click on it and you will find the page to order stuff.
I have to admit, this is the first thread on any forum that sent me on a shopping spreerotfl
I have tried just about all the lines I can get locally and always seem to be looking for something better. I hope this stuff is as good as it sounds, I just bought a few miles of it :biggrin
You should avoid the JDM rod/reel threads.Quote:
Originally Posted by gunwhatgun
I’ve been a Stren fan for a lot of years and like Stren Crappie a lot. I use the 2 lb and it’s characteristics suit me and the way I fish. I mostly use braid but some places and ways I fish dictate mono. Not abovelearning something new and will have to try some of the gamma. Do they make a hi vis?
Polyflex Panfish - Optic Yellow Re-Fill Spool
– GammaFishing
I'm not a purist when it comes to line. I know some people think that 2# should break at 2.1 # and that being said I hate the american braid I've used and don't like the idea that a fish couldn't break my line riding a jet skee . But with all the line I've tried gamma and K-9 are my favorite and money is not a factor. It's limp, small daiameter and very hi-vis, tennis ball hi-vis. For casting open water I go with 2# as it will cast .5 gr. and up great and 4# when dock shooting especialy around the wood posts docks that are prevalent on my home lake. Scott
I'm in the same boat. I go through a lot of line. I've been using Stren Crappie mono but the small spools get annoying because it seems I always waste a good bit because there's not enough to partially spool my reels more than twice. If they'd just sell it in a 330 yard spool, I'd quit looking for something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by gunwhatgun
I'm gonna try some Gamma.
I’ve made up my mind to give the panfish 2lb hi viz a go. I will keep an eye out for Stren Crappie, which should be coming into stock next month in the usual places. Like others, I wish their filler spool was 330 yds.Quote:
Originally Posted by ultraslab
Bob
I haven’t found the Stren crappie hi vis in any local store and several stores have the thought that if it doesn’t almost fly off the shelf, they aren’t going to order it. I’ve always bought mine on line and sometimes caught it on sale price. Spoke to my friend at a local shop that will order whatever someone wants. Said that he liked it but it just Didn’t sell. I’ll try it in 2&4 when I can get some and see what happens. I fish some pretty nasty areas for the light line.
Can someone tell me what Gamma’s shipping charges are? I couldn’t find it on their site, and they never responded to the contact message I sent. In fairness, maybe the storm threw their office routine off a bit, but I heard their customer service and response is good.
Thanks,
Bob
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My most recent order. Scott
Strongly endorse the Gamma 2 lb/hi vis!
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Check your jig eyes! Lost a big slab yesterday on the Gamma 2 lb. Fish on, then - nothing. Reeled in to find an intact loop knot that had slipped thru a gap somehow. This was a 1/32 oz hand-tie jig with #6 sickle hook from a CDC member I buy a lot of jigs from. I'll be checking them all today. Hated to lose that particular jig because I have caught over 10 fish with it: red head, fool's gold new age chenille, chartreuse hackle.
I think my shipping for five small spools was around eight bucks.
I ordered some 2 and 4. I haven't spooled it up yet but I found out with 2# Stren Crappie line that a loop knot with 2# and Eagle Claw sickle hooks is a no no. I quit using sickle hooks because of that and have much less problem with standard hooks but it's happened a couple of times with a standard Eagle claw hook. I finally just quit tying a loop knot with 2# mono. I tried using pliers to close the hook eye more, but I lost jigs where I couldn't see any gap at all. I'd be fighting a fish and wind up reeling in a tied loop.Quote:
Originally Posted by jawjatek
I switched to a palomar knot for the 3 lb and under lines, and will now only use the loop knot when dock shooting, since I always use 4 lb test K9 flouro for that. Caught my PB largemouth (9+ lbs, 24") on that line while dock shooting for crappie.
I think the loop knot is mostly needed when vertical jigging, not so much casting and retrieving. :dono
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by jawjatek