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Old 01-18-2007, 03:11 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by SurffishNJ View Post
You need to make sure your getting genuine Breakaway Spin or Fast Links. There has been a problem in the past with "knock offs" in the Breakaway packaging. The originals should be a heavy gague stainless, if yours were a blackish color they were most likely chineese knock offs. If you go to the Breakaway UK site tyhere is a long statement about this problem with knock offs.

As far as not trusting them I have caught stripers to 48# and red drum approaching 60# from the surf using the smaller spin links with 0 problems.
bought em direct, breakawayusa.com
sounds like this was a one-time thing. glad to hear it. i still don't think i will use them when hunting large.

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