Got the new Daiwa .15 PE in today, so of course I had to spoil it up and head out to the lake....
First impressions from 4 hours on use:
Good day to test line; my honey hole was loaded up... 12-15” largemouth, 10-14” smallmouth, bull bluegills, and a school of monster yellow bass.
Started with my standard drop shot rig: Gamakatsu #10 open eye siwash crimped on a #7 swivel, then went to Gekkbijin 1gr #6 with 2” gulp minnow, finished up at dark with a handmade balsa baby crankbait.
Lesson Learned/Impression:
This line is tiny!
2.8lb break means 2.8 break like other JDM lines.
The slick coating on this line makes it superior braid
The slick coating on this line makes knots tricky
You MUST run a shock leader
Sensitivity is top notch
Super visible above water, disappears under water
Overall I’m quite impressed. This fishes just like the varivus Orange ester, a quick shock load with pop this line, first fish of the evening was an unknown size/specie the took off like a rocket and popped the knot, it didn’t slip, broke. Like a dummy I retied and sent another 95 cent rig into the depths only to have the knot pop again. At that point I added 6’’’ of Orvis 6x tippet and all was well the rest of the night.
Next spool will be .2 over this .15.