Anyone else running Kast King 4 strand Braid
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I've been trialing this on some out fits and I'm cautiously optimistic for the future
I did get some random breakages on the 6lb white 4 strand but the 8lb has been very well behaved. Nice and limp compared to fireline crystal;) 8lb vanish leader snaps before the 8lb braid, when tied with an FG. Also running the 40lb on one of my Jewie outfits and its doing well so far. Only a couple of fish but both decent on a stiff drag I have heard of blokes getting wind knots with it but I havent found it to be a problem - I did lend an outfit with the 6lb to my young cousin and he managed to get a couple of wind knots but he's fairly inexperienced with braid and has a loopy casting style. Its only been a couple of months so we'll see if it deteriorates but I was wondering if anyone else out there is giving it a crack |
have you tested the breaking strain on it? I would love a cheap reliable braid but so far no luck.
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Yeah my crude testing involves tying the braid to a lure clip with a uni knot - hooking that to a set of digi scales and pulling till it snaps.
Uni knots do weaken the line so it usually break a couple of LBs under stated breaking strain. But out in the field - when I tie 8lb vanish leader to 8lb kast king braid with an FG knot - the fg holds and the leader snaps at the uni knot which is what I want. Its way too early for me to recommend this line to anyone - but I am optimistic |
For what it costs the fact your optimistic is close enough to an endorsement :) I have been trialing the Seaknight W8 as my budget braid, but that breaks at 50-60% on average. So you are getting better results with a far cheaper line.
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will let you know, I got hit with GST for the 1st time ordering a couple of these spools.. Thanks Gerry :rolleyes:
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These ones did, the first international orders I have made since July 1.
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Ahhhh - July 1st - the day the bargains died:( |
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Bigger sites like Amazon amd gumtree will all do it but jist foreign stores might not. I olaced am order on plat a couple days ago and havent paid gst. |
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knowing the ATO, we will probably get a bill from them direct :)
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Hey Mate
Have not tried that braid but been wanting to. I have been using the Spectra Extreme Braid 30LB for few years now on one of my Cod Reels and been good. Ray |
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If I didnt get random breakages on the 6lb, I would be so cautious about getting excited about the 8lb - but so far so good;) Edit---------------------------------------------------Just tested my 8lb again and got 5.96lb with a uni knot tied to a lure clip |
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