Reel line recommendations

[Fredline]

Dearest assembled collect,

What is your reel line of choice. I recently got a new egg beater and its in need of some fresh line. For my feeder work I'll go for either guru drag line or pulse pro - both tough and fit for purpose.
What I'm looking for is a float fishing line. I've used guru n-gauge for my hook lengths for some time and really like it. Supply, knots well, low diameter and reasonable abrasion resistant. However it only comes on 100m spools and I'd like to fill the spool without backing. So what are your go to floating lines?

Put this question to a dozen anglers and you’ll have a dozen different answers!
Has our fishing really become that technical?

Those line names brought a wry smile as they sound as if they might catch more fishermen than fish!
Personally, I feel that the worst lines of today are all infinitely better than the best ones of my younger days and for the most part, they all worked well then.
If I want the line to float, I run it very lightly through a pad of Mucilin or ‘Lineflote’.

My belief is that all lines are about the same and if there is a tiny marginal difference between them, then it is not going to affect either your casting ability or catches. There is very little out there now which is bad-because it just wouldn’t sell!
I would say; ask yourself, would Richard Walker or any other of the great anglers have bothered about brand names?

Just buy and use whatever brand you like or have confidence in and go fishing with it.

wm+

What he said.

[Crucian]

If you can find a better, more dependable line than Maxima, I suggest you buy it…

[Santiago]

Avoid pre-stretched lines. They'll let you down sooner or later.

Maxima is very reliable but it does weaken on exposure to UV light so it's best to test it's strength if you use it regularly over the year. And you need to store it in the dark.

[Rod Fisher]

Completely off topic but as an angler who also models N Gauge model railways, Guru N-Gauge Line is a complete pest when I am searching for model railway things.

In my opinion it should be banned, all memory of it expunged from the internet and the Guru employees who came up with the idiotic name should be immediately conveyed to the deepest level of hell for eternity!

Phil

You may find that employing Boolean operators improves your search results. Use the minus sign (-) to exclude all results that include that keyword.

A Google search for "N gauge line" will include a lot of results for the fishing line, but a Google search for "N gauge line -fishing" should exclude all of the fishing related sites and keep your search results, ahem, on track.

[Duckett]

Completely off topic but as an angler who also models N Gauge model railways, Guru N-Gauge Line is a complete pest when I am searching for model railway things.

In my opinion it should be banned, all memory of it expunged from the internet and the Guru employees who came up with the idiotic name should be immediately conveyed to the deepest level of hell for eternity!

Phil

You may find that employing Boolean operators improves your search results. Use the minus sign (-) to exclude all results that include that keyword.

A Google search for "N gauge line" will include a lot of results for the fishing line, but a Google search for "N gauge line -fishing" should exclude all of the fishing related sites and keep your search results, ahem, on track.

Thanks Rod! I’ll try that!

Phil

[Catfish.017]

Do you really need more than a hundred yards of line for float fishing? Pack the spools up with sheet cork cut to fit and secured with insulating tape.

[Dave Burr]

The old line debate and the continued use of Maxima. I can only suggest that Maxima has changed since I last bought it as I would routinely re-spool during the season due to it degrading. I think some of us are lost in nostalgia unless, as I suggested, we are talking about a modern version.

What car do you guys drive? Have you ever bought the same car twice? My first car, a Ford Popular, served me well and I often wish I could drive one again - for a day. Would I want to use one every day? Heck no. Likewise virtually every car I've owned, all except a Skoda Octavia. I'm on my third albeit not back to back and all slightly different. Find me an Octavia 4x4 2.0 diesel line and it will do everything I want from a line. In the meantime, I'll chop and change until I am happy. I am presently quite satisfied with Daiwa Sensor in its various guises and always have a pin loaded with Drennan float line. There is no perfect line, what suits one will let another down, keep trying and build your own confidence.

And Ducket, you made me smile

[Tengisgol]

No nostalgia here when it comes to line Dave, albeit I re-spool in the course of a season anyhow. I’d change if I thought anything else gave me something more than Maxima does, but every time I’ve tried other lines they have let me down. Simple.

[Dave Burr]

No nostalgia here when it comes to line Dave, albeit I re-spool in the course of a season anyhow. I’d change if I thought anything else gave me something more than Maxima does, but every time I’ve tried other lines they have let me down. Simple.

That's fine Phil, it's all personal choice guided by experiences, good or bad, which is why we anglers can never agree on rod, reel, line, float/lead, hook, bait, location, time, etc. There is no perfect line just our favourite at the time of purchase.

[MaggotDrowner]

Diawa sensor for me. Cheap as chips and very good. Also enjoying using drennan suplex in 4lb on my pin at the moment.