Yozuri Fluoro/nylon Review

[papajoe222]

Thought I'd give a quick review of this line and please remember it's coming from a hard headed old guy.

I purchased this line to replace the fluorocarbon I was so disappointed with on all but my cranking reels. The line I purchases was 10lb. test in smoke color.

The color made the line more visible to me and as a line watcher I give it the nod over fluoro in that category

Spool memory is much less than that of mono and I didn't see any major difference when compared to fluoro

Stiffness, or should I say lack of it, was what impressed me the most about this line

Knot strength was a major issue for me with fluoro, but no issues here

Sensitivity was decreased when compared side by side, but is still better than mono

Stretch is more than fluoro which may be the contributing factor in both the problems I was experiencing, but in this category the line falls short, again it's better than mono

Abrasion resistance is one area that I can not give an accurate comparison. For drop shots and shakey heads the area I've been fishing doesn't expose the line to much and I retie too often when cranking to make a comparison.

For me, this line offers advantages in the areas I feel fluoro falls short on, however I don't think those areas are the same for all anglers. It's by far not a better mouse trap when compared to fluoro, it also isn't any worse.

Now compared to mono...

[kikstand454]

I switched to yozuri. ...hmmm. ...I don't even know how long ago- '04? Haven't looked back.

[BassinLou]

Like I have answered elsewhere. I have narrowed down my 2 fishing lines of choice. For braid original PP and Yozuri hybrid for the other. 

[thehooligan]

Ive been experimenting with the 8lb hybrid, not a bad line.

[doyle8218]

It is all I use lately. Extremely strong and great knot strength.

[papajoe222]

Just wondering which of the Yozuri hybrids you guys have settled on.  I used their copolymer hybrid a few years back.  It was decent line, but nothing to write a song about. 

[CWB]

Which distinct Yo-Zuri line is your review about? There are two types. Regular and Ultra Soft. Hybrid was billed as a copolymer flourocarbon alloy a while back but now it is billed as flourocarbon nylon hybrid. Not sure anything has changed. Anyway, If I'm not using braid or braid with a flouro leader, I'm using Yo-Zuri Hybrid regular. I could be wrong but I think the co-polymer hybrid you did not like and the nylon/ flouro you did are the same thing with a different label. Good stuff either way.

[papajoe222]

Which distinct Yo-Zuri line is your review about? There are two types. Regular and Ultra Soft. Hybrid was billed as a copolymer flourocarbon alloy a while back but now it is billed as flourocarbon nylon hybrid. Not sure anything has changed. Anyway, If I'm not using braid or braid with a flouro leader, I'm using Yo-Zuri Hybrid regular. I could be wrong but I think the co-polymer hybrid you did not like and the nylon/ flouro you did are the same thing with a different label. Good stuff either way.

I had used the copolymer previously and I believe it's a different line as this line is thinner than I remember that being.  I recall it being stiffer also.

This line can use a little conditioner, more for easing the coiling than for taming any tendency for it to jump off the spool. I just ordered a spool of the UltraSoft, but it's going to take some awesome performance to get me to switch from Trilene XL

[kikstand454]

I would not in any way say that ultra soft is going to be "softer" than trilene xl.

But its WAY WAY stronger and light years less stretch. Its give and take.