Gamma FC Vs. Tatsu

[iceintheveins]

I splurged and bought Tatsu last year. It has almost no memory and is pretty strong. However it seems not to be very abrasion resistant along jagged rip rap, so I use fluoro leader material on the end.

Anyone here use Gamma? Is it as castable as Tatsu? How is the abrasion resistance?

[KP Duty]

I haven't used tatsu, but did do gamma on a few reels a while back when it first came out.  Gamma is a nice line...very manageable.  However, it's thick...cxx thick, and I think it's overpriced when compared to other lines that have come out since.  A lot of guys were shelling out for gamma because back in like '06 or 7 when it came out, the fluoro market was small and most lines weren't very manageable.  That said, it can still hang, just check your diameters before choosing your test.

[kickerfish1]

So you have the reel spooled with Tatsu, but you are running a flourocarbon leader of some other line? 

Could it be that the jagged rocks are home to zebra mussels? If so, no line will be of much use here.

[J Francho]

I've only used Gamma leaders. Not reel fill line.

[iceintheveins]

Nope, no zebra mussels, I'm just constantly grinding the rocks deep cranking.

2 hours ago, kickerfish1 said:

So you have the reel spooled with Tatsu, but you are running a flourocarbon leader of some other line? 

Could it be that the jagged rocks are home to zebra mussels? If so, no line will be of much use here.

The P line CX leader is tougher than main line fluoros, so I use about 3' of it, and that gives me a few re ties. Once it's out, I just connect it to the Tatsu with double uni knots.

[JJSlime]

Has anyone found a line or leader that has enough abrasion resistance to take on zebra mussels and survive?

[FishTank]

I tried Gamma and didn't care for it.  Tatsu on the hand, is the best line I have ever used.  Up to this year, I had a reel that had 10lb Tatsu on it for 4 years.  The line was still good but the spool was getting low.  I am re-spooling that reel for the first time this year with the same 10lb Tatsu. 

[Bluebasser86]

IMO, Gamma is more abrasion resistant, but less manageable. Tatsu has been the better all around line and isn't as expensive as Gamma. For deep cranking and abrasion resistance, I just go with a good copolymer though.