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…
Very true, Dyneema/Spectra has amazing abrasion resistance – resistance to cuts.
As much as I like my 1.17mm mono, it is too easy to nick it. I have had fish go under a rock resulting in a small cut to the line. But at 1.17mm, even a tiny cut will easily lower the breaking strength of the line by 30-50%.
The cut is normally right around the spear but since my mono is measured for exactly four loops, the solution is either to reduce it to three loops or to cut a whole new mono shooting line.
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.
Yup, all the dyneema lines float and the more braids they are made of the softer the line becomes.
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.
Ah, that makes sense. I have only used the 1.25mm Salvimar non-sleeved Dyneema in pretty clear waters in Thailand with no current and though it tangled a bit on occasion, it was nothing excessive.
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