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Just wondering what everyone’s preference is for a hooklink material? Going though my tackle box, I’ve got 20+ different spools, fluro, braids, coated braids etc... I seem to flit from one to the other at times, yet I always revert back to esp striptease coated braid. It’s thin, versatile and I’ve got so much confidence in it. What’s your go to hooklink material? 

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PB jelly wire is the one I seem to go back to it's lovely to use, and I'm getting into Gardner trick link at the moment, I've tied up a few different rigs up this week, just to do something to chill out 😳

That being said I do own and will use a few others 😁

ESP tungsten loaded stiff and semi stiff (prefer semi stiff I think) 

Mouth trap 

Bank tackle semi stiff coated, not a bad braid tbh very usable and reasonably priced 

I would really like to find a really nice uncoated braid though still? 😂

ESP sink link was good, bank tackle kevlar one is OK, but a real nice soft naturally acting braid would be nice for my bags and bag rigs (which I tweaked last night with a different hook pattern 👀😬😀

 

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2 hours ago, ouchthathurt said:

Just wondering what everyone’s preference is for a hooklink material? Going though my tackle box, I’ve got 20+ different spools, fluro, braids, coated braids etc... I seem to flit from one to the other at times, yet I always revert back to esp striptease coated braid. It’s thin, versatile and I’ve got so much confidence in it. What’s your go to hooklink material? 

I mostly use a combi rig with Berkeley fluro and snakeskin black which reminds me of the Dacron back in the day 

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3 hours ago, ouchthathurt said:

Just wondering what everyone’s preference is for a hooklink material? Going though my tackle box, I’ve got 20+ different spools, fluro, braids, coated braids etc... I seem to flit from one to the other at times, yet I always revert back to esp striptease coated braid. It’s thin, versatile and I’ve got so much confidence in it. What’s your go to hooklink material? 

Most of mine are Kryston; Mantis, Snakebite, Merlin, and Snakeskin. I also have Amnesia in 15 and 20lb in both black and clear 

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3 hours ago, hutch said:

Another fan of the tungsten loaded semi stiff, if i have to use a braid for say like a PVA bag Kryston Super Nova (I still have the original). 

Still got a spool myself I will be having one rod on solid bags this spring so it will be coming out might use it on my combis as well 

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3 hours ago, Carpbell_ll said:

The ESP stuff is OK used to use their sink link, the coating on the tungsten is a bit tricky as in it is easily ruined should use a striping tool teeth and thumb nail isn't the best. 

Tungsten loaded needs mucho lubrication, that seems to stop it splitting, l got a little Gardner stripping tool the other week makes life so much easier 👍

Sink link is a nice uncoated braid, I only stopped using it because I ran out 😂

 

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In my bag, I’ve got... 

iq fluro

iq2 fluro

esp ghost

esp bristle filament

korda mouthtrap 

korda boom

fox illusion fluro  

korda camo, 

esp sink link 

ridgemonkey RM-tec soft 

korda hybrid stiff green 

esp tungsten soft green 

esp tungsten soft brown

esp tungsten semi stiff green 

esp tungsten semi stiff brown 

esp striptease (original)

esp striptease two tone brown 

esp striptease two tone green 

Korda supernatural brown 

Korda heavy metal 

Korda dark matter 

Korda n-trap soft brown 

Korda n-trap soft green 

korda n-trap semi stiff brown 

Korda n-trap semi stiff green 

fox reflex 

fox camotex light soft 

fox camotex light stiff 

gardener ultra skin stiff brown 

Thinking anglers micro strip stiff green

drennan gravel braid brown 

amnesia clear 

I think I may have a problem... 

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4 minutes ago, ouchthathurt said:

In my bag, I’ve got... 

iq fluro

iq2 fluro

esp ghost

esp bristle filament

korda mouthtrap 

korda boom

fox illusion fluro  

korda camo, 

esp sink link 

ridgemonkey RM-tec soft 

korda hybrid stiff green 

esp tungsten soft green 

esp tungsten soft brown

esp tungsten semi stiff green 

esp tungsten semi stiff brown 

esp striptease (original)

esp striptease two tone brown 

esp striptease two tone green 

Korda supernatural brown 

Korda heavy metal 

Korda dark matter 

Korda n-trap soft brown 

Korda n-trap soft green 

korda n-trap semi stiff brown 

Korda n-trap semi stiff green 

fox reflex 

fox camotex light soft 

fox camotex light stiff 

gardener ultra skin stiff brown 

Thinking anglers micro strip stiff green

drennan gravel braid brown 

amnesia clear 

I think I may have a problem... 

unsure what to use 😂😂😂

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