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Location: Hooterville or Ooltewah
(98.249.113.120) | ... dang, Vanish is the worst line that I Ihave ever tried, period! Bassmaster sent that crap to me in the mail. Sure am glad I didn't buy it!
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Posts: 70
(150.182.208.68) | same here great line |
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(174.252.177.106) | Invisx or berkley 100%fluro |
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Location: Kingston (Thief Neck Island/ Watts Bar)
(98.70.126.40) |
Excerpt from an articles in the ABA magazine in October 09; I found this info to be very useful and thought I would share it with everyone.
It was in ABA( American Bass Anglers) mag Sept/Oct 09' issue.
" There are approximately five manufacturers of PVDF(resins) worldwide. Kureha(japan) , Daikin ( japan) , Atonfina ( france) , Solvay ( Belgium), and 3M corp ( USA).
Approximately 10 companies are responsible for extruding the world's Flurocarbon into fishign line. Kuraray ( japan) , Kureha ( better known as Seagur - Japan), Duel ( japan) , Unplass (japan) , Sunline (japan) , Unitika ( japan), Toray (japan), Rhombic (japan), Pure Fishing (USA) and Monfile-trechink (Germany).
Interestingly wnough the math doesn't add up. With only 10 extruder, who etrudes the other 29 brands of fluorocarbon?
Well to tell you the truth, many of the so-called brands are getting their line formulas made by one of the five mfg and eventually extruded by one of ten extruders.
Those PVDF MFG aren't going to give away their top recipes to other companies. Therefore it is unlikely an offshoot brand is going to out perform the original MFG."
I have tried several different brands and use flouro on all my rods but a flipping stick and top water. It seemed every brand had positive and negative characteristics; Berkleys was nice and soft but didnt seem as durable as Vicous, which somtimes was unwielding because it spooled and curled so much. This year everything is getting BPS (which i find durable but it seems stiffer) only because its cheaper and i can buy it in larger spools..and after two years of using it, the article is appearing to be true.. |
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Posts: 3950
Location: Soddy Daisy
(12.130.118.157) | I have tried them all. Toray is the best I ever tried but it is so expensive that I stick with Invisx which is good but not as good. |
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Extreme Veteran
Posts: 306
(198.146.37.254) | Stren Flouro super cast is on my curado as cranking line and i love it. I was told suffix super cranking line is some of the best flouro. but i'd deffinatly use stren super cast again |
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Member
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(69.174.58.140) | I've tried several brands and honestly had problems breaking off with most of them. BPS is seems OK and doesn't cost as much as some. |
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Location: Cleveland, TN
(174.228.68.168) | Berkley trans optic is good, along with bps floro. Been using seaguar Inviz-X and red label for the past 2 years and love it. Seems to last longer for me. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 689
Location: Soddy Daisy, TN
(67.167.168.248) | There's a reason they call it Vanish...that's what happens to your lures and fish upon hookset! |
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Expert
Posts: 4852
Location: Ooltewah
(68.169.154.129) | Invisix for me! |
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Member
Posts: 12
Location: Dalton, Ga
(67.141.128.187) | I use Pline 100% and have never had any problems. Its a little expensive though |
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New user
Posts: 3
(76.18.184.25) | Well I'm gunna be different and tell ya that i have used the Silver thread fluro for a number of years and truly enjoy it and am very pleased with results. Harder to find but good stuff.
Tight LInes |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 670
Location: Hixson, TN
(68.59.211.236) | Gamma all the way for me. Been using it for several years with no issues. |
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Member
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(204.11.248.3) | I have used Seaguar and Gamma without any issues.
I think vanish is absolutely the worst line. Set the hook and POOF... everything vanishes |
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Posts: 4538
Location: Ooltewah, Tennesse
(184.41.234.195) | Been using Seaguar Red Label for 3 years now. About half the price of other fluorocarbon brands. The best value in fishing line. Never had a problem with it.
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 670
Location: Hixson, TN
(68.59.211.236) | frazier2209 - 9/20/2012 12:04 AM
There's a reason they call it Vanish...that's what happens to your lures and fish upon hookset!
That is really funny!!! |
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Member
Posts: 27
Location: Ooltewah, TN
(70.210.1.168) | I use Bass Pro XPS and SeaGuar Invix-X.. Love them both! Tried Stren with not so much luck.. |
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Expert
Posts: 3410
Location: dallas bay/soddydaisy
(68.53.206.70) | Do you all use line spray to keep the line manageable or do you need to? |
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Veteran
Posts: 269
Location: Rising Fawn Georgia
(70.210.9.156) | Seagar red label... good price great line
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Posts: 3764
Location: East Ridge
(68.169.160.116) | I like Triplefish and McCoys as well. I think I have used over the years...Vanish, Stren Fluoro, Vicious, BPS, Seaguar, Berkley Fluoro, Spiderwire, Triplefish and McCoys. Of all of these, my greatest problem was with Spiderwire.
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Posts: 4732
Location: Hooterville or Ooltewah
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"There's a reason they call it Vanish...that's what happens to your lures and fish upon hookset."
Yep, that funny and sadly it's the truth!
Vanish is absolutely the worst line I have ever tried. I also got it FREE from BASS and very glad that I didn't pay for it. I also hate Spiderwire, although I am not a huge fan of braid lines anyway. Only for that cursed "Rig", flipp'in and frogs. I do like Invisx and Trilene 100% fluro. The Red Label is ok but it's much more stiff and holds more memory, unlike me. As Mr. Whiskers said, I have fluro on everything except my topwaters and the afore mentioned lures. I have had several breaks offs on the hook set here lately. I do not place blame this on the line. When your bouncing, dragging the nose of that jig around, especially in gravel, rocks or mussel beds and you don't keep check on the line or knot, it's not the line! I'm supposed to check that and retie. The nose of that jig and knot has no protection. JMO!
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Posts: 2977
Location: Ringgold
(166.147.121.143) | Tried them all over the years and still prefer Berkley / Trilene 100%. Although a tad stiff, it is amazingly strong and abrasion resistant. |
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Posts: 2478
Location: Chickamauga GA
(74.205.131.98) | jason - 6/7/2013 11:12 AM
Tried them all over the years and still prefer Berkley / Trilene 100%. Although a tad stiff, it is amazingly strong and abrasion resistant.
+1  He has actually towed my boat over to a piece of structure or the bank while trying to simply break off a jig!! When I can find it I like the Red Label as well. I have not tried the Invisx because it costs twice as much. 
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