Main Line

Scotland team member and shore fanatic Iain Graham takes a first look at Asso Hard Skin monofilament line which, although it is a comparative newcomer to the UK market, has a well established Italian pedigree.

Here we investigate four different fishing lines from top Japanese line producer Sunline and distributed in the UK by Nice Fish!

Momentum 4X4 is a high performance braided line that lure fishing fanatics are absolutely raving about. Planet Sea Fishing test drove it and concluded this is a line with plenty to offer shore, boat and more specifically lure anglers.

Steve Souter introduces the new Daiwa Tournament 8 braided line. The versions available include the innovative Accudepth with markings on the line for depth finding.

Braids don’t come with a better reputation than Tuf Line XP which is now distributed in the UK by Snowbee. Des Westmore offers his first impressions.

Bite tapered monofilament invisibly incorporates the casting leader straight from the spool. The PSF team take a look and identify practical applications that might not be so obvious at first…

SKI-BLUE from the Tubertini stable is a low diameter fluorocarbon main line material that crafty match anglers would like to keep to themselves. Planet Sea Fishing investigates what makes this…

Tackle junkie Des Westmore runs his eye over two new low-vis line products from the Snowbee stable. A couple of interesting new lines from Snowbee could be set to cause…

Jim O’Donnell says it is foolhardy to spend a fortune on rods and reels, yet neglect to consider a robust and reliable braided mainline. He has used Calcutta’s Ultra Braid…