April 4, 2010 -
Yard cast: I could not wait so I took the
Seki Rei ? out to the front and attached the line sans tippet and started a little rapid fire target casting. Wow, this line is fast. The wind was up a little and blowing less than 10mph but was able to spot very well for 10 minutes. The Seki Rei is new to me and this is one of my first casts on this rod as well. Collapsing the rod, I am starting to go through my mind, my quiver, "hmm, do I have enough
spools for a full quiver of these lines?" Time for another order.
Good equipment is awesome to behold...
Can't wait till the rest of the lengths come in.
Masterline
Available Configurations
The tapered braid comes in 5 sizes in three each different colors of
Yellow ~ White ~ Tea:
3M
3.3M
3.6M
3.9M
4.5M
Yellow is the finest gauge for streams, visibility in dark valley and light presentation.
White being larger and for an all around line.
Tea is for long cast, pools and larger streams.
Also available in Yellow Level Line.
3.3M
3.6M
3.9M
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Review
This review will be of the 3.3M (10.8') in Yellow on a
6:4 action Tenkara USA: Ebisu with 24" of 5x stepped down (using a
Surgeon's Knot) to 18" of 6x flourocarbon
Rio Fluoroflex Plus and size sixteen dry fly. I will use a "loop to loop" connection (using a
Perfection Loop on the tippet) to attach the tippet to the line.
The line is well packaged on a spool in a plastic bag
with the above package insert. Taking the line off of the spool, I see the line is some sort of nylon or dyneema like material in it's sheen. It is very strong. The line initially off the spool in a complete "slinky coils" and the line appears to have a coil memory. Running the line through your fingers a couple of times straightens the line well and does add in some suppleness.
This is the initial impression, I am impressed with the straightening.
I thought with all of the curls, the line would handle poorly. When straightened, which is standard fare with many lines (except some furled lines), the line really tames out and has a nice feel to it. It is a stiffer than what I am used to in a line (I sometimes use a level pvc line) and probably has some sort of "break in" period but I do like it off the spool after straightening. The line has a dacron loop on the thick end to attach to the lillian and a simple knotted loop on the distal end. The taper is gentle throughout and the color is truly a
LEMON yellow.
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