dam0007 Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Maybe im old school but I have used stren mono since I was about 7, it does have more stretch than most but im not concerned about it for topwaters. I have had almost no problems with it since then. I bought a spool of 8lb suffix only later to figure out it was copoly and not mono even though it didn't say anywhere on the package it was copoly. Idk it says monofilament right on the packaging. If it's a copoly that news to me. Either way I love it for top water. Lol Quote
dam0007 Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Price comparison: 200 yard spool, 15-16 lb test. Seaguar Tatsu $45 Seaguar AbrazX $24 Sunline Sniper $27 Sunline Shooter $39 109 yard spool Toray Superhard Premium High Test $34 (*200 yard spool not available, estimate = $60.) Sunline Shooter was the 1st FC I used about 20 years ago, then they raised price by changing the 300 meter spool to 200 yards at the same $39. Changed to Toray Superhard Hi Test at $40 with 300 meter spool, liked it better than Shooter, then it changed to 109 yard spool same price. Went back to Sunline Super Sniper at $27 for 200 spool and stayed with it now for about 2 years, good line but not as good as Toray regarding knot, impact and abrasion strength, just can't justify the price of either Tatsu or Toray for improved performance, unless tournament fishing. Tom I buy the 660 yard spools of sniper whenever there's a sale or eBay. Usually roughly around $45 on average for 7# 10# and 12# which is what I've been throwing this year. Quote
21farms Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Idk it says monofilament right on the packaging. If it's a copoly that news to me. Either way I love it for top water. Lol it is monofilament construction (single strand) but the filament is made of a copolymer compound instead of just nylon or just fluorocarbon. i think there might be some confusion with cofilament lines like yozuri hybrid and pline fluoroclear which have a two-layer construction. Quote
WPCfishing Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 After spending a pile of money and quite a bit of time with different lines I'll stick with Power Pro and P-Line CX. I've had great success with both. Of all the lines I've tried Seagaur Invisx (JUNK) was my least favorite line. Seaguar customer service is awful. After wasting $85.00 I thought it would be in my best interest never to buy anything Seaguar again. Quote
AMAC Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I like seaguar a bunch haven't had any problems with it. I mostly use invizx but when money is tight red label gets the nod. I've never tried sunline floro. But seaguar is gold in my book Quote
Silas Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I used to do combat shooting and found that each particular pistol had a significant preference for one brand od ammo. So I would begin shooting 5 or 6 brands of the same ammo and ALWAYS, each would be more accurate with one brand especially. I have very similar results with my reels (even with same diameter lines). My Zonda 10 prefers Tatsu. My Steez likes the Biwako Guide special. My Curado 50 loves the Yozuri. The T3 1016 likes the Silver thread. When I say "likes" I mean it casts better, with less effort, and is very manageable with no issues So I do just like my combat shooting: I will try 4-5 lines to see. And I find there is a significant difference and it may be totally different than an identical reel. My 2 Steez 103s prefer different lines. Am I the only person who actually experiences this? It was a breakthrough in lines and reels for me. Quote
cottny27 Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I too have had no success with Senshi & Super Natural. Both handle nicely, but seemed brittle. I used both in 12# and had many break offs senko fishing. Knot strength seemed low. Quote
Super User ChrisD46 Posted October 30, 2015 Super User Posted October 30, 2015 I think #7 lb. Sunline Sniper for finesse applications is unique and amazing - my do everything FC finesse line for spinning ! For baitcaster set ups I use #12lb. Invizx for T-Rig and #15 lb. Abrazx for jig and C-Rig ...Once my spools of Seaguar are used up I will switch to #14 lb & #16 lb. Sunline Sniper on my baitcasters to standardize on one brand of FC line... On my braided line outfits I use Seaguar Red Lable for FC leaders and Sufix Elite for mono leaders. Quote
cottny27 Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 ChrisD, I actually spooled up with some 10# Red Label. Handles pretty nicely imo. Quote
PitchinJigz Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I used to do combat shooting and found that each particular pistol had a significant preference for one brand od ammo. So I would begin shooting 5 or 6 brands of the same ammo and ALWAYS, each would be more accurate with one brand especially. I have very similar results with my reels (even with same diameter lines). My Zonda 10 prefers Tatsu. My Steez likes the Biwako Guide special. My Curado 50 loves the Yozuri. The T3 1016 likes the Silver thread. When I say "likes" I mean it casts better, with less effort, and is very manageable with no issues So I do just like my combat shooting: I will try 4-5 lines to see. And I find there is a significant difference and it may be totally different than an identical reel. My 2 Steez 103s prefer different lines. Am I the only person who actually experiences this? It was a breakthrough in lines and reels for me. While I like you analogy, I don't think any line is different from one reel to another. All reels have bearings, spools, and the same basic concept. What you think is your line may actually be the reels that feel better to you. Quote
Silas Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 While I like you analogy, I don't think any line is different from one reel to another. All reels have bearings, spools, and the same basic concept. What you think is your line may actually be the reels that feel better to you. Actually, I meant taking EACH reel and trying several lines on it of the same diameter. For instance I might try Trilene, Sufix, Tatsu, Yozuri, Sunline, all of same diameter on that ONE reel, and will find that one brand casts and has fewer issues tan the other 4 I tried. And possibly I'm just getting Senile also. LOL! Quote
Super User WRB Posted October 31, 2015 Super User Posted October 31, 2015 I used to do combat shooting and found that each particular pistol had a significant preference for one brand od ammo. So I would begin shooting 5 or 6 brands of the same ammo and ALWAYS, each would be more accurate with one brand especially. I have very similar results with my reels (even with same diameter lines). My Zonda 10 prefers Tatsu. My Steez likes the Biwako Guide special. My Curado 50 loves the Yozuri. The T3 1016 likes the Silver thread. When I say "likes" I mean it casts better, with less effort, and is very manageable with no issues So I do just like my combat shooting: I will try 4-5 lines to see. And I find there is a significant difference and it may be totally different than an identical reel. My 2 Steez 103s prefer different lines. Am I the only person who actually experiences this? It was a breakthrough in lines and reels for me. Load your own ammo. Try using TangleFree line dressing, tends to improve all line types.Tom Quote
WPCfishing Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I've been using Seaguar Tatsu 15lb for a few years now, and have had no complaints whatsoever. It's not wiry or unmanageable, has excellent knot strength, and great abrasion resistance. I've never had a reason to switch. If I were to try anything Seaguar it would be Tatsu. They charge enough for it, it has to be good. I've never seen a bad review about it. Sunline's #1 is also expensive. Best way to know what you like is to buy both and have at it. That's what I did with braid lines. It was worth the money and time. Quote
Robert Riley Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 If I were to try anything Seaguar it would be Tatsu. They charge enough for it, it has to be good. I've never seen a bad review about it. Sunline's #1 is also expensive. Best way to know what you like is to buy both and have at it. That's what I did with braid lines. It was worth the money and time. ^^^Just gotta try it! Probly the best recommendation here haha. The real question is how Sunline's Model FC compares to Seaguar's Red Label. Quote
WPCfishing Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 ^^^Just gotta try it! Probly the best recommendation here haha. The real question is how Sunline's Model FC compares to Seaguar's Red Label. I've used Seaguar Red Label and Invisx. The Red label was a decent line the Invisix (bad spool) wasn't. Quote
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