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Roger Mills asked ;

Hi Shaun, I have booked a few days at Olivemead lake in May with my Grandchildren.  There are a few 30s in the lake & I understand the minimum line allowed is 15lb, The largest line I have ever used is 12lb. Has anyone any advice on the best 15lb line to use? I perfer not to use braid.  Regards Roger

Hi Roger,
I would guess that you will have a lot of different answers to this one, as it comes down to personal choice and what you have confidence in.

For many years I have used the Gold Label Tackle Pro Gold line (not the pro-clear). This is a line which is underated strength wise, by this I mean that although it states a breaking strain of 12lb it actually breaks at about 18lb even when knotted.

I have found that this line has excellent abrasion resistance and knot strength having landed carp to 49lb 14oz and catfish to 64lb 8oz on the 12lb b.s. (it really is tough as ‘old boots’). I also like the low visibilty weed green colour, which has it states is not very visible in the water.If you must use the 15lb then i would not hesitate in buying the nearest breaking strain in the pro gold.

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By Jamie Simpson;

Over the years I have found on several waters the need to cast that little bit further than I can reach with my normal 12lb big game line. (Check out also the Angling Lines Blog article on “Distance Casting”). I have tried many different materials over the years and spent quite a bit of money on the tactic.

Firstly I would like to state that I won’t use leaders and light line if I believe it will be detrimental to the well-being of the carp in the event of a crack off or lost fish. Therefore I will not use them on extremely weedy waters where the lighter 8lb or so line will part. I see no point hooking fish I cannot land.

If it is safe though and I think it will make a difference then I will feel totally happy using leaders. I started off using amnesia leaders at first and although they did a fair job and the material was fairly cheap, they were a bit stiff and I wasn’t happy with the knot. I would say this was in the early nineties and before the tapered leaders were available. continue reading…