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Yep, sudden shock on the line in a fishing situation can unexpectedly break strong leaders and connections. Cracking off bonefish on the strike is always annoying

After having a good look around though I'm thinking that the Rio and Airflo tarpon and GT options are the strongest lines out there.

In terms of long term endurance however I'm uncovering some interesting problems regarding certain line formats

So still looking at some really cheap lines I can abuse. Unfortunately most have light cores of   25lb which won't work.

Has anyone had any experience with Stonecreek's saltwater series of flylines? Any idea on core strength?
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Just heard that Stonecreek's have a core strength of 60lb!
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Ears pricking up........

Do tell more.

Like you, has anyone had experience with these lines.
TBH, never heard of them.

Are they tropical or cold water?
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Tropical. But just found a note on the website that they're getting out of saltwater lines... better be in quick!
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El Cheapo Wish 8wt on its way to you, Fishman!
Abuse the heck out of it....
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Thanks Charlie! A stonecreek going to be in my hands soon too. I will treat them both with the finest of respect and fully assess their finer points of construction

But I may have to find some tropical weather to make them both work properly. That might be difficult right now!
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Yeah Nick, I'll like to know if they connect the core to core at the loop, or just weld the coating? My guess is the latter, and hence why as you said, really world is very different.

Oh also, I assume that you guys are catspaw style? Loop to loop, but twice? Adds a ton more strength to the connection.
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I received the Wish 'Maxcatch' 8wt flyline in the post today from Charlie (Muchalls) . It certainly looked good. I checked the internet price... very bloody cheap! You have to wonder how the Chinese can make them so cheap

I was pleasantly suprised to see a couple of welded loops already attached. I suspect they are stronger than the line core so their robustness will not really be tested. Because the flyline core on this line will probably be around 25lb I'm only going to fish it with a 12lb tippet. Hopefully no big snapper will be hooked.

Casting will happen as soon as the wild weather clears. A quick stretch test between outstretched arms showed that there was a fair amount of bounce in the line. With the full 100ft out it could turn into a very long rubber band. H'mm This will be interesting!

(Edit- I was a bit hasty on my judgement there. See below)
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More bounce, for less buck? LOL
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Yeah, actually Fraser I was bit quick to criticise there. I just compared the amount of 'bounce' and stretch to some more well known brands and found it was comparable for the same core strength.

I've been using in-touch (no stretch) lines lately, so the Chinese line felt 'bouncy' on first inspection.

It will be very interesting to see how it performs.
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Think my inexpensive line has similar origin and rates alongside some SA and Cortland for slickness and float ability. And frankly a lot of US lines probably come out of China.
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How is it for casting?
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Originally posted by FishMan FishMan wrote:

How is it for casting?
For a 3 weight it seems pretty good with a good shortish head WF profile. 

I did get a stonecreek WF10F a couple of years back- line coating was a bit "lumpy", had a long head that was a pain after outbound short lines but in fairness it was a good floater. 
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Yes head length/profile is a big issue for me. I've got a Technical Tarpon line here with a total head length of sixty foot that I have never been able to cast very well. Consequently I'm getting a stonecreek line and an el-cheapo chinese line in a 10wt so that I can cut the heads back and turn them into shorter head nine weights if I don't like them. Hopefully this won't be necessary as it is not an ideal thing to do to any line. At the moment I have no idea what their head profiles will be. We'll see...
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I had a quick cast with both lines today in less than ideal conditions. Despite the cold wind I was most impressed with the stonecreek line. It formed a good loop and cast well. I managed to cast the whole 90' line without too much effort. However, I hope to test the lines further over the next few days when hopefully the weather will be better. I'll write up a full evaluation of how I find them and post it here somewhere.
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What Stonecreek line did you get, do you have al link?
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I'll let you know. I want to get my order in first
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I've just posted a short write-up of the Stonecreek Saltwater line.
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Hi Craig,
Just reading your thread on fixing fly lines ,
I got given a swag of double taper lines years ago for making up a custom rod for a guy. 10/11/and12 Wts,
What I do is cut them in half and splice a level running line on using 50Lb braided hollow core mono, whip the ends with fly tying thread and put some Skelerub shoe glue on the whipping. When it’s nearly set I roll it between my thumb and forefinger. I do the same with shooting heads, I’ve got a tendency to use these more as thy cast better with less false casts. Better distance with minimal effort is my philosophy.
On my 6Wt I use a 8Wt floating shooter, or a 7Wt intermediate. If I’m fishing around rocks I’ll use one colour of lead line spliced onto 20Mtrs of 20Lb hollow core mono. Casts ok sinks like a stone and doesn’t matter if it gets stuffed up on the rocks. Also use it for fishing deep out of my boat, pulled snaps up from 26mtrs on my 8Wts.
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Originally posted by Fishinmad1 Fishinmad1 wrote:

Hi Craig,
 If I’m fishing around rocks I’ll use one colour of lead line spliced onto 20Mtrs of 20Lb hollow core mono. Casts ok sinks like a stone and doesn’t matter if it gets stuffed up on the rocks. Also use it for fishing deep out of my boat, pulled snaps up from 26mtrs on my 8Wts.

I'm keen on making up one of the lead line shooters.  Would be handy for fishing deeper reefs.  Could you post links to the actual products you use as I always find when I turn up at the shop there are at least 3 or more versions of the each thing I need and then I don't know what to buy anymore LOLLOLEmbarrassed or I get one wrong and the whole project fails. Ouch
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