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Thread: We have the new Monic GSP level floating shooting line.

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    Default We have the new Monic GSP level floating shooting line.

    It comes in .024" and .030" with welded loops on both end for $44.95

    Skagit commando Mike McCune says it's the best he has found.

    It is 100' long.
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    Bill -

    Do you know the length of that runner ??

    If you could ..... have Andy or one of the guys take it outside and see how much it stretches - if it's actually made w/ a GSP core .... it shouldn't stretch much .

    I've been looking for a low-stretch running line forever !

    David

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    The monic does not stretch - check out the spey pages - you may need to search but there is alot of discussion about it on several threads - one by Ed Ward who first wrote about using it - it sounds like it is a great running line - I expect I will scrap my slick shooter and go with this stuff in the fall

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    David - here is the post by Ed - there are others also but this gives a good description of it


    http://speypages.com/speyclave/showthread.php?t=24531

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    Thanks for the link , Rick .

    Do you know what the length is , per chance ??

    I can see a few of those in my future ........ no more dropping Ladyfish at max distance !!

    David

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    David
    Another running line option to look at is the Airflo Non Stretch Miracle Braid line. It's a braided line with a low stretch core. It sounds like it's similar to Maxs Garths stuffed lines.

    Mark
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    Miracle Braid shoots like crazy...the noise going through the guides drove me nuts. I had the feeling that the stuff was sawing my guides off with each cast...just my imagination, I'm sure.

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    finally got the monic to try out this weekend ( I think it is around 100 feet)Both the 0.024 and 0.030 have the same core rated at 72#.

    A post on the spey pages said someone had problems with th 0.024 tangling very badly so I opted for the 0.030 stuff and I am sold - this stuff was wonderful to use - quite flexible and little if any tangling and the tangles, when they happened, came out easily and did not leave a permanent kink in the line like the slick shooter.

    I set up a system for my 6126 with a 450 skagit and this as the running line - I really was impressed over the 3 days of playing with it

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    Rick,
    Did you get any "tugs" on the new line? Bill and I are headin up in the morning.
    T.

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    Terry - we did pretty good for this early in the season - see my post up in the steelhead board.

    Hope you and Bill get into them - some of the trees ara already starting to color up

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