That’s a trip down memory lane, it seemed that most carp anglers in the ‘70s used Sylcast, and usually in 11lb breaking strain. It was certainly strong stuff.John Milford wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:33 am
The best in my youth was Sylcast. I once witnessed a pal of mine stop and turn a sailing dinghy with 11lb b.s. Sylcast!
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It is small wonder the old '11lb' Marco Sylcast had such a great reputation. It was 0.35mm diameter with a true breaking strain of around 17lbs!Crucian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:47 amThat’s a trip down memory lane, it seemed that most carp anglers in the ‘70s used Sylcast, and usually in 11lb breaking strain. It was certainly strong stuff.John Milford wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:33 am
The best in my youth was Sylcast. I once witnessed a pal of mine stop and turn a sailing dinghy with 11lb b.s. Sylcast!
Once Sundgidge took over the marketing of it, they re-classed the 11lbs to 0.32mm and the new 'Profish' Sylcast is only 0.30mm at 12lb b.s.
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