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mr crab
08-02-2012, 08:16 AM
I cleaned and oiled my curado 200 E7 yesterday in preparation for the Salty Cajun Tourney on Saturday. I respooled with about half a spool of 17lb red cajun line then I blood knotted on some 30 lb FINS windtamer and filled the spool. I tied on a 1/4oz jighead and headed out to the front yard. I HAVE NEVER CASTED SO FAR IN MY LIFE! We will see how it fishes, but castability is unreal. One more note...... I have fished an improved surgeons knot all of my life, and I could not the that knot to hold with this line. It would pull through itself every time. I tried a palomar knot, and that was the ticket.
SGib
08-02-2012, 08:18 AM
Fins wt30 is the bees knees!
bearwash87
08-02-2012, 08:20 AM
Fins wt30 is the bees knees!

As long as its pink!
"W"
08-02-2012, 08:55 AM
I spool my whole reel with Fins best braid ever
PaulMyers
08-02-2012, 09:10 AM
As long as its pink!

And I use 20# instead of 30#
coastalobsession
08-02-2012, 11:48 AM
Fins is the best braid on the market!IMO. It's made in American, lays flat on spool, has great customer service, hold knots, and has true strength.
mr crab
08-02-2012, 12:24 PM
As long as its pink!
I got the green
mr crab
08-02-2012, 12:26 PM
I spool my whole reel with Fins best braid ever\
I was wondering if the spool I bought would fill the E7 all the way up. What reel are you spooling and how much FINS does it take?
SaltERedneck
08-02-2012, 12:48 PM
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I was wondering if the spool I bought would fill the E7 all the way up. What reel are you spooling and how much FINS does it take?

just a question.... why would you spool up a whole reel with braid. kind of a waste IMO... do a half mono half braid and you can do two reels instead of just one. that braid will get old by the time you use all of it anyways.
PaulMyers
08-02-2012, 12:53 PM
just a question.... why would you spool up a whole reel with braid. kind of a waste IMO... do a half mono half braid and you can do two reels instead of just one. that braid will get old by the time you use all of it anyways.

At the end of the season, you just reverse the line on the spool.
SaltERedneck
08-02-2012, 12:57 PM
At the end of the season, you just reverse the line on the spool.

still can have two reels for the price of one.
PaulMyers
08-02-2012, 01:03 PM
still can have two reels for the price of one.

Yep
Big Kahunaz
08-02-2012, 01:09 PM
I spool my whole reel with Fins best braid ever

Of course it is!!!! It's on "your" reel!!!! LOL!!! ;-). Sorry man... Had too

When did u become a braid man?¿ :-P
boatdriver
08-02-2012, 01:52 PM
FINS has let me down many times. I have never had so many top waters pop off and fly for miles, or so it seems. It gets real soft, and tends to break somewhere in the spool. Sometimes, I couldn't even find where it was. I disposed of it quickly.

There customer service is very good. I just can't throw it.
Gasper Master
08-02-2012, 09:58 PM
how does FINS compare to PowerPro. PowerPro has never given me a reason to look for anything else.
mikedatiger
08-02-2012, 10:07 PM
FINS has let me down many times. I have never had so many top waters pop off and fly for miles, or so it seems. It gets real soft, and tends to break somewhere in the spool. Sometimes, I couldn't even find where it was. I disposed of it quickly.

There customer service is very good. I just can't throw it.

Had the same experience. Had it break on the spool 3 times in one trip. Know someone else that used it and same thing happened.

Will stick with PowerPro...
boatdriver
08-02-2012, 10:55 PM
how does FINS compare to PowerPro. PowerPro has never given me a reason to look for anything else.

Stick with the power pro. I tried many different braids. I finally went back to Sufix performance 20lb. I've thrown Sufix for the last 3 years. It's all about preference. Stick with what works for you. The FINS wave caught me, so I had to try.
Kajundave
08-03-2012, 06:59 AM
how does FINS compare to PowerPro. PowerPro has never given me a reason to look for anything else.

X2 dat!
Tightline11
08-03-2012, 09:53 AM
I have never used the wind tamer brand the only one I have ever used and have never had any of the above problems is the Fins Shock Absorbing braid which is said to have a little stretch.
Montauk17
08-03-2012, 02:23 PM
Used all brands starting to prefer the stren sonic braid over them all.
coastalobsession
08-07-2012, 07:55 AM
Used all brands starting to prefer the stren sonic braid over them all.

I felt that the sonic braid was really soft and squishy
coastalobsession
08-07-2012, 07:56 AM
I have never used the wind tamer brand the only one I have ever used and have never had any of the above problems is the Fins Shock Absorbing braid which is said to have a little stretch.

I have been wanting to try the shock absorbing for my top waters. How do you like it?
Tightline11
08-07-2012, 12:30 PM
I have been wanting to try the shock absorbing for my top waters. How do you like it?

Haven't used it on my top waters but for every other application it works fine and no complaints so far
mikedatiger
08-07-2012, 05:06 PM
FYI - I tried PowerPro Slick over the past weekend and had the same results as when I used Fins - i.e. I had three separate instances where the line just popped with the last instance occuring on the spool.

Will be sticking with regular powerpro from here on out!
SaltyShaw
08-07-2012, 05:56 PM
Plain ole PP is the way to go, I hated that Slick 8 crap!
coastalobsession
08-07-2012, 07:21 PM
I don't like the super slick either. It doesn't hold albright knots very well.
Gasper Master
08-07-2012, 09:12 PM
I don't like the super slick either. It doesn't hold albright knots very well.

Phew... Bought a fresh spool yesterday and was about to get the slick but they didn't have the lb test i wanted so i went with regular. GLAD i made the right decision.:D