From Passionable Fishing, our Japanese-language journal.

I bought three sizes of Real Dtex. Looking at them, my first thought was: thin! And that crisp feel was impressive.

I put this PE line on the following setups, each with a Tatula reel.

Where I used each size

  • PE #0.3: Yoihime Ten 610, with a metal jig of around 10 g plus a soft-lure rig.
  • PE #0.4: the original 34 HSR-610. Its tip-guide opening is slightly larger than that of the Version 2 that was current when I wrote this.
  • PE #0.5: LUXXE EG X 89, used for very long-range ajing. It is originally an eging rod, intended for squid fishing.

My impressions

  • Strength: excellent.
  • Body and firmness: excellent.
  • Crispness: excellent.
  • Thinness: very thin indeed—excellent.
  • Visibility: only fair.

Visibility was the only aspect that lost marks. Everything else felt deserving of a double circle—the Japanese mark for an excellent result.

My conclusion: this would be my PE line for ajing.

In my assessment, the #0.5 had strength comparable to other PE lines in the #0.6 class, so I felt it would also suit eging.

These are the author’s impressions from the January 2022 article. Japanese line-size numbers are retained as written; they are not pound-test ratings. The strength comparison is a personal assessment, not a measured breaking-strain result.

Originally published on our Japanese-language site, Passionable Fishing, on 15 Jan 2022. Translated for Avantgarde Fishing. These are the author’s personal observations at the time of writing. Product availability and fishing conditions may have changed.
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