I’m considering jumping on board with this.
How is this line better than mono?
Wit a good dyneema you will need to replace the line MUCH less often as it is quite difficult to cut through it… after several spears or fish lost because wear of the monoline to the spear loop i started to appreciate this…
Another important point if you have a gun with decent reach, is that Dyneema is more fluid in the water and have much less plastic memory, especially at low temperatures, than monolyne: the result is a more precise shot at long distance also with 4-5m of line behind the spear. And this is very important with lighter spears (6,25/6,5mm) on new generation guns like rollers or compounds.
To improve even further i have tried a dyneema terminal (2 cm + loop + knots) and a fly-fishing line… fantastic performances in the shot! More reach and more precise than any dyneema. The major setback is that at night ( that is the typical fishing time for family guys…) it get very easily tangled especially if the current is strong…. I ended up cutting the line off and remade a loop with the dyneema of the reel. With a bowline knot on the dyneema will not reduce much the strenght of the line and is always possible to replace the loop in the water…
The cross-braided dyneema (without sock) is looking nice and is very flexible but is also very easy to tangle, especially in current and with seaweed around… it is my choice in mediterranean where you fish only in daytime but is a pain at night in spots like Kronborg where a powerful current is almost a guarantee.
STATUS OF PURCHASE: Gecko is caming back with pricing from his supplier on Monday, both for dyneema core+sock and for dyneema core+poly sock. Color may be black or any shade of green available… If the price per meter is chinese-low also including shipment i will cut 100m lenghts and share the reel with the interested guys.
Cheers!
