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Float line rope - 20m for £1.99 in Lidl now

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I popped into Lidl today and noticed that they had a basket/section of assorted cords & rope. Amongst it was "PP" (polypropylene) rope suitable for spearfishing float lines. Very similar Rob Allen's olive/orange float line except that it was only available in dark blue (which looks quite good). I didn't buy any, as I already have several float lines - but a bargain@ £1.99 for 20m for those in need of a good float-line. (I have found 20m to be more than enough for all my needs so far.)

If you want to make it more like a Rob Allen line, splice a generous loop (e.g. big enough to get 4-fingers through it) in each end.
 
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Now theres a coincidence! At the weekend I bought 20m PP rope from Aldi, same type of thing in orange and the same price. I have two other float lines but if I see a reel of PP rope I just have to buy it and this stuff looks decent in a fairly small diameter. Looks ideal, my other PP float lines are thicker in diameter than this stuff and I wanted to downside! :D
 
I would have bought some but the Lidl in question was completely packed with shoppers (noon Sunday) and I didn't fancy queuing. They recently increased the size of this store & doubled the size of its parking lot - still not enough capacity to satifisy demand! The oldest local supermarket Tescos closed down recently, leaving newer Morrisons, Sainsbury & M&S Food stores to compete. Fortunately there is another Lidl a bit nearer to home and that too has been enlarged (store & parking). Aldi is still too far away for me but my son is near one now :).
 
I have got some decent stuff from Lidls and Aldis over the years, when in either shop I always look at the weeks specials, silly not to really :D
 
Yes, their chisels are cheap (£7 for 4 with German blades & ash handles) but well regarded. They sell out quick though. The entire basket/section was completely empty last time they were available in our nearest store. Their <£5 axes & crab bags can sell out quickly too.
 
All these years later, I was in Lidl again today. This time they had similar "pp'" rope in red (a good colour for spearing supposedly, it appears grey at depth as red is absorbed more quick than blue apparently). But now you only get 15m red rather than 20m of blue for £1.99 - shrinkflation?!

But I often used a 12m float line - less line to tangle! If necessary, get 2 and join them! Or add an RA-style monofilament Ghost-leader ( say 2 or 3m of thick fishing line or strimmer/weedwacker line). I do that occasionally. Or add an RA Reef-hook assembly to the diver end of the float- line, it extends the float line about 1m or so; I occasionally do this.
 
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