Guest reizend Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Anyone else had problems with this stuff. I had the 15lb hybrid and lost 2 very good fish to it snapping at the figure of eight knot. I talked to them at Korda and they said that they had taken the 15lb off the market and replaced it with the 20lb. I was told not to steam the knots but to straighten the line in hot water. Guess what, the fish I had been after for the last few months snapped me at the knot again. Anyone got a better idea Kik-bak maybe Quote
no12 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Esp ghost flurocarbon is good, so is snakebite Snakebite is very strong Quote
courtz Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 snakebite is reliable but not very stiff i'm currently using pallatrax steamlink which im getting on well with. Have you tried the suffix range?? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 snakebite is reliable but not very stiff i'm currently using pallatrax steamlink which im getting on well with. Have you tried the suffix range?? suffix stuff isnt stiff because it aint flourocarbon coated. Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 snakebite is reliable but not very stiff i'm currently using pallatrax steamlink which im getting on well with. Have you tried the suffix range?? Mantis is Stiffer than Snakebite. Love it myself! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 snakebite is reliable but not very stiff i'm currently using pallatrax steamlink which im getting on well with. Have you tried the suffix range?? Mantis is Stiffer than Snakebite. Love it myself! do you kiss it goodnight nick lol Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 snakebite is reliable but not very stiff i'm currently using pallatrax steamlink which im getting on well with. Have you tried the suffix range?? Mantis is Stiffer than Snakebite. Love it myself! do you kiss it goodnight nick lol Nah, use it like my Ex's; get hooked, tie it up, catch and discard Quote
nick1 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 never had any probs with the hybrid,but ran out a while ago and havent got any more due to the bad reports,snakebite is quite good and ive just started useing the esp with no probs to Quote
robaldinho Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 strip teaze is good... i got it in 15 lbs... no problems so far... i bet i've just jinxed myself Quote
carperdude3d Posted October 24, 2006 Report Posted October 24, 2006 im using that new wychwood stuff not had problems with that so far. Quote
pineaplepopup Posted October 24, 2006 Report Posted October 24, 2006 KIK BAK all the way. and it comes in clear or green Quote
hopefull Posted October 24, 2006 Report Posted October 24, 2006 using stealth-skin in 25lb for my bottom-bait combi rigs, had no complaints yet. plus the inner braid is the same colour as the outer 'skin', so no colour-clashes when stripped back Quote
jasoncoggins Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 the black stealth skin......amazing stuff.. and if your after something with a boit of stiffness try the old mono......very few pepole use it nowdays been on the korda iq soft aswell, cant fault it Quote
shakey Posted October 29, 2006 Report Posted October 29, 2006 KIK BAK all the way. and it comes in clear or green I threw my spool of Kik-bak away. Everytime I tried to tie a knot to the swivel and tried to bed it down tight the outer would come away at the knot Quote
pineaplepopup Posted October 29, 2006 Report Posted October 29, 2006 i did notice this with a certain knot sorry i dont no the name but i tried a few other knots with it and it was fine. its the only braid i can honestly say ive never had a problem with especially while playing a fish Quote
shakey Posted October 29, 2006 Report Posted October 29, 2006 With fairness to Armaled, I spoke to one of their guys at a carp show and he did try and talk me through some knots that would of worked. Unfortunately, the Gremlins had got into my head and it had to go in the bin. I know a couple of guys who love the stuff, it just wasn't for me. Quote
tonybranno Posted October 30, 2006 Report Posted October 30, 2006 Ive got a lot of confidence in the green 15lb BS Snakebite. I love the stuff. Quote
ossymerlin Posted November 2, 2006 Report Posted November 2, 2006 true, 15lb Hybrid has been taken off the market, and I think we all know why.... just keeps on snapping. For a better alternative, use pallatrax Steamlink, even in 15lb! It is a dyneema braid in the centre, making it stronger than Hybrid. For short, and very stiff hooklinks I use this with full confidence. Quote
courtz Posted November 3, 2006 Report Posted November 3, 2006 true, 15lb Hybrid has been taken off the market, and I think we all know why.... just keeps on snapping. For a better alternative, use pallatrax Steamlink, even in 15lb! It is a dyneema braid in the centre, making it stronger than Hybrid. For short, and very stiff hooklinks I use this with full confidence. Yes mate it's great stuff Even better that i get it for free I've found it best when tying knots to tie submerged in warm water, as they form better and the outer remains intact Quote
armopoint Posted November 3, 2006 Report Posted November 3, 2006 Hybrid is rubbish had it snap on me a couple of times. Snakebite is the one,very stiff and in my mind far superior to mantis Quote
neilscatchin Posted November 3, 2006 Report Posted November 3, 2006 Hybrid is rubbish had it snap on me a couple of times. Snakebite is the one,very stiff and in my mind far superior to mantis Both are good but I prefer Mantis in most situations due to it's reduced diameter,but I also have a spool of Snakebite too. Quote
pherron Posted November 11, 2006 Report Posted November 11, 2006 am a big fan of the suffix range at the moment - sheath skin - kameleon and black silt I have found that the outer skin on kik-bak does have a tendancy to move up and down the rig once used for a bit Quote
neilscatchin Posted November 11, 2006 Report Posted November 11, 2006 Yeah I'm doing ok on the Black Silt too Quote
martinrodd Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 i use hybrid and i crimp the figure of eight loop and never had no probs in 15 or 20lb touch wood Quote
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