Braided line material - Spectra or Dyneema

[okumasheffield]

Spectra & Dyneema seem to be the only 2 materials for braided lines on the market.

Wonder which one is preferred by OFNers

[adempsey]

They're basically the same material made by two different companies. I'd suspect there is as much difference between two brands of line made with Spectra as there are between a line made with Spectra and another with Dyneema. I think in this case it's better to compare specific lines than what they are composed of.

Edited September 15, 2013 by FishLogic

[okumasheffield]

Dyneema claims how hydrophobic it is whereas Spectra does not.

 

Have not been able to find specifics for Spectra.

[MJL]

A quick Googling brought this up

 

http://www.coastalwindsports.com/WhoseLine.html

 

As FishLogic mentioned, both are made of the same material (Ultra High Molecular Polyethylene) by 2 different companies.

 

For the lines that I like, I choose PowerPro (Spectra) and sometimes Tuf-Line (They use both Spectra and Dyneema depending on the model). Personally I don't care what they're made of so long as they perform well.

 

 

 

[fishindevil]

If only all the companies would make braid that didn't loose it's color ??? That's what they should concentrate on !!!!

[bare foot wader]

my understanding was those materials won't absorb colour dyes, so a matter of how quickly the colour coatings will fade, some better than others, is easy to recolour with a marker if it bothers you....I'd like to see them make a braid that is actually perfectly round, not just false advertising hype

Edited September 16, 2013 by bare foot wader