Suppose its a sport (fishing)

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Have just bought a couple of Shimano XTE-A's 5000 reels, just about big enough for my needs.
What I want to know what is a good line to put on them, just got back into fishing from a good 25 year layoff.
Looking at around 10 pound if 12.
 
Not a sport in my opinion. Definitely a fun hobby in the summer though. Nothing quite beats chilling out next to a picturesque lake and catching the odd fish to pass the time.

Haven't been for years now though! Have to sort that out at some point. :p
 
It is a sport. And one of the best at that.

I use Maxima line for everything.

The best you can get IMO.

Flyfishing is where the real fun is though. Nothing like striking when a huge rainbow takes the dry from the top.
 
tbh i think a sport has to involve you being physically active. Snooker, darts, fishing, even chess, as good as they are you have to class them as tactical games or pastimes. Otherwise where do you draw the line?
 
I think sport just generally has to be seen to be typically as something competitive. Fishing in this vain could easily be described as a sport, but for most people it's about the peace and not competing. If you take it incredibly seriously, then yeah - it's a sport.
 
Nix said:
I think sport just generally has to be seen to be typically as something competitive. Fishing in this vain could easily be described as a sport, but for most people it's about the peace and not competing. If you take it incredibly seriously, then yeah - it's a sport.
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This is exactly why I said you have to draw the line somewhere. It can't just be whether it is competitive otherwise you can suggest that monopoly and cluedo are sports ...
 
I would say its a sport myself. Anyway back to the subject what other lines do members use.
I have some Korda Adrenaline on my old reels, but fancy a change, might stick that on the spare spools as it is only a month old.
 
Nitrojan said:
Yeah I agree - Shooting for example is a sport, yet not amazingly physical.
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Depends on what you define as "physical" - for something like HFT shooting, you need to carry around a fairly heavy gun and hold a steady aim for 30 targets. Not the easiest thing in the world - far more "exertion" doing that than throwing darts, for example.

Fishing - if you've ever landed a big fish, you'll know it can be a hell of a job bringing them in.

Something like chess I probably wouldn't class as a sport, as skilled as it may be.
 
skippi90 said:
It is a sport. And one of the best at that.

I use Maxima line for everything.

The best you can get IMO.

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Anything above the 10lb mark I wouldn't touch maxima. I use it for short distance tench fishing or for chub in flow where it can take a battering but it's a pretty useless distance line and for carp fishing there are far better lines even cheaper ones out there for memory retention.

I'd rather use an ESP line or fox line over 10lb.
 
10lb line?! what kind of fishing are you going to be doing?!

2.5 hooklength, 3.5/4 lb mainline should be tough enough for most situations, unless your the least sporting of all fishermen, the Carper:/
 
dave22 said:
tbh i think a sport has to involve you being physically active. Snooker, darts, fishing, even chess, as good as they are you have to class them as tactical games or pastimes. Otherwise where do you draw the line?
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I spent the best part of an hour trying to land a 30lb Common Carp many years ago, my arms ached for days.
 
Nickg said:
10lb line?! what kind of fishing are you going to be doing?!

2.5 hooklength, 3.5/4 lb mainline should be tough enough for most situations, unless your the least sporting of all fishermen, the Carper:/
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He could be fishing for salmon... or pike.

I use 15lb when fishing for pike as I've had quite a few break me when using lighter stuff.


I only fish for trout, salmon and pike.
 
Fishing is most definitely a sport - I think it's the biggest participant sport in the world, yes, even bigger than footy. Fisherman have all sorts of competitions all over the world, and for big prize money and very lucrative sponsorship deals too.

Anyone who says fishing is not a sport doesn't know what they are talking about I'm afraid.

You can treat fishing as a hobby or pastime, same as anything else really, depends on your perspective. Some people just like dropping a line in every now and again but some people are competing practically every week.

Not physical? Ha, anyone saying that just hasn't done it, or they've been catching minnows all day. I've ached for days after fishing sessions; arms, shoulders, back, legs. Playing a good fish for an hour on whatever gear certainly takes it out of you. Doing it twenty times a session can totally wipe you out.
 
I use 15lb when fishing for pike as I've had quite a few break me when using lighter stuff.
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i like fishing for pike too...and carp...

but using something like 15lb line is hardly being "sporting" you might as well use a wedge of rope and just pound them in - in that case!!

try holding a 13m pole all day and banging in some 4-5lb tench/carp and tell me this isnt a physically exhausting pastime. far more tiring than a game of football, and i play football (badly) twice a week too!
 
Nickg said:
10lb line?! what kind of fishing are you going to be doing?!

2.5 hooklength, 3.5/4 lb mainline should be tough enough for most situations, unless your the least sporting of all fishermen, the Carper:/
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Can't see a 2.5lb hooklength being that good for 30lb carp ;)

Kryston Krystonite Super Mono Line is all I've been using for the last 3 years, comes in 10/12 or 15lb and its really nice and supple, seriously can't recommend it enough.

Whatever you buy don't bother with any of the camo lines, I've witnessed two people who have used it (diffrent brands as well) and both have said when it gets wet the braking strain seems to be reduced to about 2lb and have lost many a fish with a mid line snap.
 
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