Check out the sale at Varivas lines. For those wanting to try now would be a good time.
VARIVAS – Premier brand of high-performance fishing line and gear for serious anglers.
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Check out the sale at Varivas lines. For those wanting to try now would be a good time.
VARIVAS – Premier brand of high-performance fishing line and gear for serious anglers.
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Educate me , what is mono in this brand , or do they even sell it ?
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Originally Posted by Ketchn
They sell lots of mono. I have used the Super Trout Sight Edition and really liked it. Then they came out with Super Trout Advance Twitch Master VLS which is a very low stretch mono. This stuff I absolutely love. It is thin diameter, great sensitivity, and lays really nice on the spool. It comes in 3,4,5,6, and 8#test. I have one reel that I have had spooled up with 4# test for 17 months. I will usually change out line way before that but this is my test bed. Even after that length of time on the reel there is very little spool memory, and when testing the breaking strength it still breaks at 4# test. Varivas has a big assortment of mono.
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I love that Twitchmaster myself. I use the 4# on my ultralight tackle. It casts really nice. But I have so far never seen the Twitchmaster on sale. Maybe because it isn't one of their more expensive lines.
Which version might be the best comparable replacement for the Stren clear blue 4lb. test mono I'm currently running? I'll be respooling all my reels for spring fishing and might consider some of this Varivas.
Are you wanting a hi-vis or fluorescent mono line? clear? or a stealthy color?
When comparing VARIVAS nylon monofilament (mono) lines to Stren and other brands, be sure to look at the diameters. Also important to note is that VARIVAS using a true/absolute break strength rating system.
Example: 4 lb Stren Clear Blue mono has a 0.2mm diameter. The majority of VARIVAS 0.2mm diameter nylon mono lines tend to be rated at 6 lb.
Not hi vis, clear or stealthy would be preferred.
I'm no pro and would like to believe that the 4lb Stren I'm using actually snaps at around 4 pounds; I've never tried to confirm it in any way. If the same strength is thinner in the Varivas line, that is fine and dandy. Lots of give with the rods I use and the assumed stretch of my current mono absorbs the hook sets to where I've never broken off on the hook set. During the fight, yes but I have no way of knowing whether or not the line just snapped or got bit off by a toothy critter.
Your Stren 4 pound is breaking at 6 pounds. Here is a chart that shows diameter of braid and mono lines and their breaking strength. This under rating of lines started around the 70’s and it was because of bass fisherman. In the US market you will need to look at the diameter of the line to figure out its actual breaking strength as the pound rating is almost always not true. There are a few US market lines that rate line correctly, but very few.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6poundtest
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Originally Posted by 6poundtest
Here's a short list of VARIVAS nylon mono lines (in clear or stealthy color) to take a look at --
- Twitch Master VLS (very low stretch) nylon mono line (champagne gold color)
- Super Trout Advance nylon mono (translucent brown color)
- VARIVAS Trout Nylon (in clear or orange-red) mono line
IMHO, it's easy to get lost on Varivas website when looking at line for crappie fishing. I understand they are based in Japan and American pan fishing is a small portion of their market.
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Originally Posted by justinp61
Your feedback is much appreciated. We definitely hear ya and have plans in the works for website improvements, especially navigation improvements. For lines for crappie or pan fishing, I recommend taking a look at the ultralight offerings in the VARIVAS Super Trout Advance and AREA series.
I too get lost on their website. I am sure it is good line but I find it difficult to choose which one.