Fishin' Fool Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Well I finally got around to spooling up 3 baitcast reels and 5 spinning reels today. Based on the consensus opinions on here I put Yozuri hybrid 10 pound line on my casting reels. It seems decent a few times I had to unwind the twist though. I put the Yozuri hybrid Ultra soft 6 pound test on my spinning reels. Initial thoughts are I really like the Ultra soft. We'll see how they fish but I might have at least found my new line for spinning reels. Anybody else using the Yozuri hybrid ultra soft on spinning reels? Quote
pghgeorge Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Yozuri Hybrid Ultra Soft, 6 lb mist green, is my go to for spinning. I think you'll like it as well. Quote
papajoe222 Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 I use the UltraSoft i6lb. on a casting reel and absolutely love it. I started using Hybrid 10lb. as a leader on my spinning combo last season without issue and I also use it on both my cranking combos. Quote
BassThumb Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Big, big fan of the plain Hybrid. Rarely have I been this impressed with a fishing product. It's my go-to line for all reaction baits, some jigging (I like straight fluoro on a few setup), and some spinning (braid/fluoro on a few). 10-12# for casting and 6# for spinning. I was lucky enough to find 3-lb spools back when they were widely available. Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted March 28, 2016 Super User Posted March 28, 2016 I use YZ-UltraSoft from time to time... I picked up 26,400 yards when these 1 pound spools were on sale for only $25 each. I think I have enough YZ-US to last for a while... 3 Quote
Fishin' Fool Posted March 28, 2016 Author Posted March 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Goose52 said: I use YZ-UltraSoft from time to time... I picked up 26,400 yards when these 1 pound spools were on sale for only $25 each. I think I have enough YZ-US to last for a while... If I like my 6 pound test spool I may need to hit you up for a few thousand yards. That stuff is hard to find. Quote
cottny27 Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 12 hours ago, Fishin' Fool said: Well I finally got around to spooling up 3 baitcast reels and 5 spinning reels today. Based on the consensus opinions on here I put Yozuri hybrid 10 pound line on my casting reels. It seems decent a few times I had to unwind the twist though. I put the Yozuri hybrid Ultra soft 6 pound test on my spinning reels. Initial thoughts are I really like the Ultra soft. We'll see how they fish but I might have at least found my new line for spinning reels. Anybody else using the Yozuri hybrid ultra soft on spinning reels? I just put 10# ultra soft on a light cranking reel. I used it this past Sat for the 1st time and it handles as good as any line I've used. Caught plenty of 15-16" on a 1/2oz spinnerbait. Don't know about its abrasion resistance I fish pretty open water. Seems super strong for 10#. 1 Quote
Tucson Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 It's a great line, been using it for several years. Too bad it's getting so hard to find. Recently stocked up with 1800 yards of 8# and 10#, thinking about getting some more. Does it deteriorate with age, assuming proper storage? Quote
Kevin22 Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 I have used them both. I used the ultra soft in 2lb and 4lb with panfish applications. It broke down very quickly in the sun and heat. Went from 6# breaking strength to 2# very quickly, and got very cloudy and brittle in the process. On a week long trip I left one of my panfish rods on the deck the whole time, just in case I hit a dock where I could pull a few crappie out. By the end of the week I could break the 4# line with two pinky fingers. I contacted yo-zuri and they swore they had never heard of the issue and requested I send my spools (they went cloudy ON THE SPOOL in less than a month) and they replaced the spools for me. The new ones did the same thing. They contacted me about a month later and said I had a bad batch, well I guess the replacement batch was bad too. They did not have any 4# in the ultra soft to give me, so they gave me regular hybrid. The regular stuff is great and I still use it 3 years later. Note; by diameter, feel, and breaking strength they are 1 size underrated. Compared to a high strength line like trilene XT, 4# is really 6#, the 6# is really 8#, and the 10# is really 12#. The ultra soft felt closer to true ratings, but still on the thicker side. Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted March 28, 2016 Super User Posted March 28, 2016 8 hours ago, Tucson said: It's a great line, been using it for several years. Too bad it's getting so hard to find. Recently stocked up with 1800 yards of 8# and 10#, thinking about getting some more. Does it deteriorate with age, assuming proper storage? I have no experience with the lighter pound-test lines commented on by Kevin22, but I can say that my one pound spools of 6, 8, and (two) 10 pound-test line are doing fine - 5 years after purchase. I've actually used up one of the 10 pound spools and am currently working down the other. The 6 and 8 pound spools will last me many years based on current consumption. Hopefully, the line will not deteriorate over that time. Check back in another 5 or 10 years and I can give you an update... Quote
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