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I’ve been using spectra lines for halibut fishing for several seasons now.  I like the no stretch characteristic when fishing in several hundred feet of water.  I also thought I liked the thin diameter of these lines.  Less diameter, less drag, less weight to hold bottom, more enjoyable fishing.  However, we typically use 80lb test line and I was noticing that it didn’t seem like we were anywhere near that stress when we had a fish or the bottom break off.

I was told it was the knot.  Spectra line is picky about what knot you tie in it.  So, after researching what knots I should be using, I decided to test them out myself.  Some are easier to tie than others.  I eventually settled on the Braided Line Knot  (http://www.angelfire.com/ut/downundertackle/knot_braid.htm ) as being one of the strongest and easy to tie.

However, I also discovered that the lines I tested (several different brands) weren’t any where near the 80 lb test rating.  The lines, not the knot, would break anywhere from 45 to 55 lbs.  I tried some 135lb line which broke at 85-90 lb, making it the only line I would call 80lb test.  Of course it is much thicker than the supposedly 80lb line, negating much of the benefit I thought I was paying the big bucks for.

Anyone else notice this?  Anyone know of a specific brand of spectra line that truly is as strong as the box says it is?

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