monic fly line

[D. Micus]

my faithful airflo clear intermediate finally split (after 5 years of hard use), so i turned to the line box and spooled up a monic clear intermediate that i had purchased. i bought it based on a review in fly rod and reel that said 'this line has virtually no line memory, so there are no tangles' which is important in the salt when throwing a lot of line. anyway, it turns out to be the exact opposite (big surprise)--the line has the worst memory of any line i've ever seen. i've soaked it in warm water, stretched it, but the coils just won't disappear. it would be great line on a weed wacker (which is where it might end up) but terrible for fishing.

[Norm]

Is monic a brand name?? I have never heard of that before.


Norm

[flyfisherjoe]

Was that the new "All Weather SPT?"

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Joe

[D. Micus]

monic is a name brand. it wasn't the new spt, and i'm not exaggerating when i say i could use it for a slinky! i just don't get how the reviewer could give such a blatantly false endorsement.

[LadyFisher]

As I recall the line was slightly sticky and didn't want to go through the guides well - sort of like bubble gum.

Sometimes there are real reasons for companies not being Sponsors here.

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[lee s]

We broke the first one we had by "stretching" it. They replaced that one. The replacement we finally cut-up for shooting heads.
......lee s.

[quillg]

The 9wt clear floating line was recommended to me a couple years ago. I hated it, it shed a powdery substance and just constantly tangled. I brought it back and got a different line.

[D. Micus]

how do they stay in business? I wrote the company complaining but have yet to get a response.

[saltydancindave]

Send it to me! With a black truck & the temperatures getting up to where the humidity is, the heat index will soften that line up & stretch it out like it should be; unless of course it's a coldwater line whereas you'll have to wait until the August/September temperatures to bake it limp.

[D. Micus]

trust me dave, you wouldn't want it. i think the line on my weed wacker would cast better.