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Re: Dummies Guide to Rigging a Speargun

Reel line:

Everyone has their own preferences, so here are some choices:
1.8-2.0mm Dyneema/Spectra. Good line for area's wheres there's lots of reef, as the abrasion resistance of this line is very good. The downsides is that its quite slippery and not that easy to grip and its quite costly. Tangles quite easliy in the thinner diameters too.

3.0mm Dyneema/Spectra, same as above, only slighlt easier to grip, because it is a thicker line.

Parachute cord. This is a cheap line thats freely available. VERY easy to grip and good enough strength. Not as abrasion resistant as Dyneema, but roughly a quarter of the price.

Thats as far as my knowledge on lines go. Bill McIntyre will hopefully add in some more options as he's done quite a bit of experimenting with different types of reel lines!!
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