The great fishing line scam

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- 27/03/2014 at 10:50 am #57198
  TF_geepster
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  ‘Don’t be a victim of the great fishing line scam’ – that’s the message EFTTA is getting across to anglers in a new advertising campaign which starts next month.
  
  The organisation is ramping up its 2014 Line Charter initiative, which targets line companies that make false claims about their products, by placing advertisements in consumer magazines across Europe.
  
  https://www.total-fishing.com/fishing-news/great-fishing-line-scam
- 27/03/2014 at 10:55 am #171243
  TF_Tim_D
  It is a well known fact that prestons reflo line is thicker than it states, its been like it for years. Will they eventually sort it out??
- 27/03/2014 at 12:19 pm #171244
  Anonymous
  About time too!!! Sick of buying some lines that are much much thicker than they state. I think only Pro-Mircon guarantee their diameters but some of the rest are just taking the micky. Try the W.R. Clarke (Silstar?) Match Team line in 0.16 next to the
  Reflo power in 0.13. They are the same diameter.
- 27/03/2014 at 2:55 pm #171248
  TF_TIDALWAVE1
  Lots of lines are well out in either diameter/breaking strain or both.
- 27/03/2014 at 3:32 pm #171249
  TF_Johnny Mac
  The fish don’t care, why should we?
- 27/03/2014 at 8:52 pm #171254
  TF_Tim_D
  I’d think that most anglers do care!
  
  If you bought a bag of groundbait that said 1kg on the packet but its contents were actually 850g would you care??
- 27/03/2014 at 9:32 pm #171255
  TF_Johnny Mac
  Different kettle of fish :rolleyes:
- 27/03/2014 at 11:08 pm #171256
  TF_Tim_D
  If you think about it, it’s wrong! In what other industry would it be acceptable. Though when we’re talking about hundreds of a mm, it actually can make a difference to our fishing
- 27/03/2014 at 11:10 pm #171257
  TF_GLEBE1
  @Norman’s nemesis wrote:
  
  About time too!!! Sick of buying some lines that are much much thicker than they state. I think only Pro-Mircon guarantee their diameters but some of the rest are just taking the micky. Try the W.R. Clarke (Silstar?) Match Team line in 0.16 next to the
  Reflo power in 0.13. They are the same diameter.
  
  I’ve used it for years but I’m afraid Silstar has gone to the dogs, it’s diameters are alot thicker than they used to be.
- 30/03/2014 at 1:55 pm #171268
  TF_dirkdiggler
  Why not add pole length to the debate as well?
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