Funny thread! As I have been preparing my gear for this season I have noticed last seasons line (Suffix Mono) has some serious checking in it and a bad curl from sitting I would imagine, down inside the spool where I would not have expected it to be... Anyway, What are some of the line preferences ( mono - flouro) brands,What performance do you see that makes you like it.
Just wondering, does anyone else use Suffix brand products and have you noticed the curl? I noticed it starting toward the end of last years season.
That curl is "line memory" all mono and floro products fall victim to it. The further down the spool you go, the worse it gets since that line almost never comes off the spool to be stretched back out. Keep your reels as full as possible so that the line is on the spools in bigger circles instead of compact small ones.. If you want to stretch your line out. tie on a big double willow spinnerbaits, cast out, pull off a bunch more line and troll that sucker around for 5 minutes . Those coils should be stretched out then.
I change out all my mono and floro to start a new season and usually change it out 2-3x during the season. I have used sufix mono. I liked it but went back to my old stand by Berkley trilene xl. I LOVE sufix braid. It's my braid of choice. For floro I use either sunline or seaguar. Don't "cheap out" on your floro
This thread has got me a little paranoid. To try and save money I filled half the spool on two bait-casters with mono, then tied on the flurocarbon with a blood knot.
I guess I'll see if I have problems and breakage.
And I wholeheartedly agree about Trilene XL. I've tried other recommended brands, such as Suffix Elite and Viscous Ultimate, and even gone a little cheaper with Stren Original, but they are all stiffer and more difficult to handle than Trilene XL. IMHO.
I guess I'll see if I have problems and breakage.
And I wholeheartedly agree about Trilene XL. I've tried other recommended brands, such as Suffix Elite and Viscous Ultimate, and even gone a little cheaper with Stren Original, but they are all stiffer and more difficult to handle than Trilene XL. IMHO.
I agree with stratos on the trilene XL not the cheapest but not the most expensive either. Getting line twist I found letting the line out without any weight on it works good too.
Reel magic works but over don't it........ here is a good tip don't leave a can of it in your tackle bag over the winter with the cover off everything gets lubed up good
Reel magic works but over don't it........ here is a good tip don't leave a can of it in your tackle bag over the winter with the cover off everything gets lubed up good