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[topbanana]

I've read quite a few articles in tsf when they were following Gary pye for a bit and noticed that he used 18lb daiwa sensor for everything including heavy ground. Now I like sensor, always have, but I was taught to fish by diameter for the rough stuff.

So I'm thinking on trying 20lb sensor and see how I get on. I'm just thinking that it gives you a bit of extra distance if needed. I think sensor breaks well above its breaking strain anyways. Any input is welcome.

Cheers.

[kingcod deano]

I'm the same I use 18 sensor for all ground over here and in norway its mint

[topbanana]

I love it mate, I've found nowt that comes close to it. So do you think its worth a bash then.

[stevie-r-@hotmail.co.uk]

Been using Ultime PowerSteel for a while now, and find it extremely strong,
with good knot strength, would still use daiwa sensor as my 2nd choice.

[Beach Boy]

Ive always used Sensor think is top gear for the price. 18-20lb for general all round with shockleader and 30lb +straight through for real heavy , but thats my opinion.

[big phil 123]

sensor is the best rough ground line out there 18lb with a 80 shocker works well it all depends how strong your leader knot it most main line snaps when trying to pull your lead free use rotten bottoms you will be fine i have found the two knot works better for me than the twist

[EddieS]

Ive always used Sensor think is top gear for the price. 18-20lb for general all round with shockleader and 30lb +straight through for real heavy , but thats my opinion.

Spot on - 18lb sensor + 60lb shocker for 99% of all the marks I fish - 45lb sensor straight through + rotton bottom when fishing the barrier area on Roker Pier and making traces up for the boat.

[g-force]

Gary's approach works very well for him, particularly on his home turf, but doesn't pay off everywhere. I remember a few years back fishing our club's Open next to him at Newbiggin. After 2 hours he hadn't got a single piece of gear back while anglers around him had up to 4 fish in their bags - the one fish he managed to hook, he snapped off in the kelp, so he packed in & went home! However, if you're fishing over rough onto cleaner ground (somewhere like the Beacons) it can pay off because, as you say, a thinner line will give you more distance. That's the approach I take when fishing places like the Doctor's House at Howick, where you're chucking over 60 or 70 yds of kelp onto cleaner ground, and more tide, beyond.

Bear in mind though that Sensor is very thick (probably why people think it's so strong!) - 18lb Sensor at 0.43mm is very nearly as thick as 30lb F1 (0.45mm). Personally, I stick with lines around 0.5mm on a 30 size reel for the heavy stuff, with a couple loaded with 0.6mm if I want to fish shorter range without a leader. For mixed or over rough onto cleaner ground I stick to 0.4mm on 20 size reels. I tried the 18lb Sensor once but personally found that being so thick, there was no line left after chucking out meaning that you had no speed of retrieve when starting to wind in. Brimming my reels with 0.4, at least I'll have a quarter to a third of a spool of line left which will give me a chance to get my gear up & moving over any snags - if it's not enough then I rely on my rotten bottom to snap!

So for most of my local heavy marks (Sharpness, Cullercoats, St Mary's, Colleywell, Cambois etc) I stick with the heavier line approach.

Gary

[Madray]

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18lb sensor + 60lb shocker or Daiwa Tournament Fluorescent + 60lb shocker