Stick to power pro Spectra from aussie frays !! And you no what that means

svtec wrote:   The braids we have for sale is the braids we use for our own fishing too, have never disapoint us until today.

A friend of mine bought some from a seller on trade me and I just laughed harder every time I wrapped some around my hand and snap, another length, snap and so on. Be careful who you deal with and what you buy off trade me, just my 2 cents.

haha thanks for that. do you know who it was that your friend got it off on trade me? just so i know to stay away

I bought some 60lb off TM a while ago. From Oz. Spectra I think it's called. And it does fray badly when used through conventional rod eyes. I dont believe it is weak otherwise though. But once it's frayed it is certainly weak and taught me a lesson today when I lost a very nice Kingi when it snapped at a weak point. A roller tip may help reduce the wear on the braid but I don't think I'll buy any more of it.

kool thanks for the help guys. sounds like you end up getting what you pay for thought id ask 1st as i bought a reel from there recently thinking the price was cheap and it wasn't the only thing.. atleast i now have a nice looking paperweight 

Grant34719 wrote: ....... or should i just stick to braid that i know

Indeed... the price difference is basically the amount you'd spend on a days worth of bait, and wouldn't it be better knowing that you had a reputable brand of braid when you latch into that elusive trophy sized fish, than spend the whole time sweating about whether your line is gonna hold or not. With a good brand of braid, if you do have problems with it, you can take it back to the shop and get some satisfaction at least.
BAsically it is the same as the buying reels from distributors/importers here in NZ, or getting them sent in from overseas, and not knowing for sure what they'll be like, and without any sort of local backup.

Before Xmas there was a guy selling Power Pro braid on TradeMe.  I bought 2 reels of 300m of 10lb rainbow braid for about $70 for both.  I've used it for over a month, maybe 8 sessions, and been really pleased with it on a Shimano catana 2500 eggbeater reel.  I really like the colours.  I spool up with about 150m of braid, and count the colours off as I'm fishing.  When the bait's out the back, I let up to 8 colours go (80m) and retrieve & start again.  Costing under $20 for 150m of braid, so a real good deal.  I've had no knot failures at the braid to mono leader join, so very pleased with it's knot strength.  And I'm not being paid by the seller!