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scaz	Drennan Double Strenth Mono	Lead	[-]
Posts: 462 (30/03/07 09:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Good morning all I've been looking in the FAQ as I seem to remember a recent thread about Drennan Double Strenth Mono being good for hook link. I can't find what I thought would be there so can any one give me any information about this mono as an hook link? And may be suggest any others. Thank's for any help. Scaz www.fishingfans.co.uk
Paul Boote	Just don't go there	#1	[-]
Posts: 4487 (30/03/07 09:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I did, briefly, a good twenty years ago; have a few pals who've been there since; learned a lesson the hard way. Pefectly okay, I suppose, in a water without snags, for fish that don't like returning to them...
NoddyT	Re: Drennan Double Strenth Mono	#2	[-]
Posts: 482 (30/03/07 09:42) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've been using it recently for hook link for small fish fishing. I was on the canal last Sunday fishing straight through on 6lb Ultima and not getting a bite, put a 12" 5lb DDSM hook link on and the small perch and gudgeon suddenly appeared, coincidence or is there something to be learnt from this? I think it may be a little thin for heavier fish (cheese wire effect) and will stick to coated braid links and hairs for chub, barbs, bream, tench & carp but for roach and perch I recon its a must.
His miserableness	Re: Drennan Double Strenth Mono	#3	[-]
Posts: 2966 (30/03/07 09:46) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Scaz,don't go there mate, it will end up costing you fish, GUARANTEED.
davhall	Re: Drennan Double Strenth Mono	#4	[-]
Posts: 4191 (30/03/07 09:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	use for tench but leave well alone for barbel and carp. dave.
NoddyT	Re: Drennan Double Strenth Mono	#5	[-]
Posts: 482 (30/03/07 10:30) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Last year I saw a rig in one of the carp mags mag from mono which was claimed to be invisible and strong, not sure if DDSM is suitable, has anyone tried this? I haven't.
Paul Boote	multi-strand rig	#6	[-]
Posts: 4487 (30/03/07 10:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Used such a rig for barbel (over silt / soft bottoms), on occasion, but employed lengths of greenish-coloured, very strong, very fine, multi-strand Kevlar off a spool that a model-making mate gave me years ago. I repeat: avoid DS for anything larger than roach.
trypewriter	Re: multi-strand rig	#7	[-]
Posts: 402 (30/03/07 10:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think one of the issues with DS is its limited stretch, which won't help with species like barbel. There will obviously be abrasion issues too. Put it this way, if you had a one inch diameter mono and a half inch diameter mono both of the same breaking strain, then put a quarter inch deep cut into each one, which would be likely to break first. I wouldn't use DS for barbel.
NoddyT	Re: multi-strand rig	#8	[-]
Posts: 482 (30/03/07 11:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Isn't DDSM designed for classic match fishing not hardcore snag & flood bashing?
Wurzel	Re: multi-strand rig	#9	[-]
Posts: 1453 (30/03/07 11:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Scaz, DS is very dodgy, but Drennan fly leader is quite a good hooklength. If i were to recommend some, ultima power plus and berkley xt are very reliable mono/copolymer hooklength materials. Wurzel
bb king	Re: multi-strand rig	#10	[-]
Posts: 2212 (30/03/07 11:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Scaz, Plenty of negative comments above and my own would be the same. Stay well clear. Preston Innovations Power Line is good and dependable and a lot of people swear by the old Silstar / Billy Clarke stuff. If it is for barbel I wouldn't consider these types of line. They are generally pre-stretched and as a result, when you have a big angry fish on a short string, a sudden last thump can be all that is needed for everything to part company. Better to have a line that still has an element of shock absorbency left in it. However, they are good lines for pole fishing with
krisprice 100	Re: multi-strand rig	#11	[-]
Posts: 967 (30/03/07 12:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Most monos greatly exceed their rated strength as you all know but just check out the independent tests on DS in the tacklebox catalogue, that alone without the above comments have decided it for me.
trypewriter	Re: multi-strand rig	#12	[-]
Posts: 402 (30/03/07 12:49) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	To be fair to Drennan I think their aim with DDS was that anglers could use a line with the same diameter as normal, but greater bs. That said, I think the comments so far point to its suitability for some forms of angling, but not barbel fishing.
barbelgold	dds	#13	[-]
Posts: 105 (30/03/07 15:18) Banned User Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	in 8 and 10lb i've had no problems
Chris Geezer	Re: dds	#14	[-]
Posts: 256 (30/03/07 15:32) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I still use it 20 yaers on, when fishing caster/maggot, in 8lb. BUT much care is needed when tying. Another alternative, which I might say is more supple, just as thin, but better knot strength, is Silstar match.
Rutilus	Re: dds	#15	[-]
Posts: 321 (30/03/07 17:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Have a chat with any good match angler he (or she) will put you onto any number of decent lines that make DDS obselete.This is one: www.bristolangling.com/Pr...b83b92fc81 The 0.10 diameter is the match carp anglers 1st choice.The closest DDS gets to that is 0.13 diameter and that is only 2.75lb b.s. DDS was at at its introduction the only one of it's kind.Things have moved on.Still wouldn't use any of it for Barbel Tench Bream etc as it is designed for pole fishing with shock absortion through the pole, then elastic. If you are using spade ends then the traditional whipping knot with loads of turns will not do. Most better match guys recommend just six max and with some lines as few as four.
markp76	Re: dds	#16	[-]
Posts: 194 (30/03/07 18:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Have to say the silstar/wb clarke matchteam stood me in good stead for years on commercials when match fishing and i do use it on occasion when fishing for barbel in 10.1lb and 8.6lb and never had a problem with it {dont all jump on me at once but whats the difference between a hard fighting lower double carp and a barbel?}
markp76	Re: dds	#17	[-]
Posts: 194 (30/03/07 18:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	please note my usage of the word occasionaly

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