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The potential of Paul's Fishing Kites (PFK) braid first came to my attention while talking to Sam

Mossman about some findings he'd made for an article he was writing.

It focused on how certain knots performed better than others when tied using superbraid lines, and he mentioned to me that this brand of line had rated very highly in the tests.

As braid tends to be used for functional purposes rather than pure sportfishing, I especially liked the fact it overtested the stated strain, yet was around the same diameter as comparable lines. (See Sams Report below)

Even better, it was quite a bit cheaper than most.

But I didn't know the line's other properties, so it was with some trepidation that I bought a spool from the Pauls Fishing Kites shop for use over in Fiji.

My initial concerns were the pure white colour, reminding me of the string fishing line I used as a child, and being the only braid manufactured here in New Zealand wasn't necessarily a recommendation either.

However, after spooling up a Shimano Trinidad 30 with over 300 metres of the stuff, and adding three metres of 120lb mono as a shock leader, I stopped caring about its colouration.

And when used later on, it proved absolutely fantastic - better than I could ever have hoped for - enabling me to take full advantage of the truly phenomenal giant trevally fishing provided by GT poppering specialist, Jim Siers.

For a start, it cast better than the braids I'd used before, with just enough stiffness to prevent it catching around itself and creating backlashes.

So despite using a shorter than usual rod for such fishing (just two metres in length), Jim agreed I was still casting 90-100 metres in the end.

And as for toughness - I gave it an absolute hiding - or more accurately, around twenty GTs to 25kg and a number of other assorted tropical ooglies gave it a hiding!

Only one (the biggest trevally of course!) managed to break off, despite the often frighteningly evil terrain I was casting into, but admittedly some slick boat handling helped, too.

Upon my return and a glowing report, Grant Dixon asked if he could use the same reel and line over in Tonga, and as he's my boss, I had to say yes.

By the time he came back, he'd caught "everything" on the line, including some nice dogtooth tuna up to 28kg on jigs , and like me, had been thoroughly impressed. But how could one not be?

Giant trevally and dogtooth tuna are two of the toughest fish in the world, and they had been wrestled from some of the most unforgiving terrain - yet this PFK superbraid was still going strong!

So after catching a few "modest" kings to 20-plus kilos on it in New Zealand, I simply reversed the line on the reel and took it to the Cook Islands for more fun, this time on wahoo and yellowfin tuna on jigs, as well as more evil GTs on poppers.

Now back home again and restless, I'd put that old line to pasture for services rendered if possible as it's more than earned retirement, but instead it lives on!

So I know which brand I will be replacing it with in the future!

PFK superbraid lines are available from Pauls Fishing Kites shop and website in breaking strains that range from 15kg (30lb) to 150kg (330lb) and in lengths from 500 metres to 7000 metres - even more if you want. That's another big advantage of having it made here!

The results are based on the average break load over five tests.

Incredibly, PFK 37kg (80lb) Spectra had a breaking point of 55kgs (123.5lbs)!

Just think about it, the line actually broke 50% above the rated breaking strain, you are getting 55kg (120lb) spectra at 37kg (80lb) prices.

Unlike most superbraid you will also note we sell our Spectra in meters not yards.

1 meter = 1.09 yards, so you get nearly 10% more bang for your buck on top of the increased breaking strain.

• Brutally Strong - Overtests by up to 50%!
• Incredibly Durable!
• Affordable, No One in New Zealand Undersells Us!
• Sold in Metres not Yards - You get 10% more Spectra line
• New Zealand Made

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