Seaguar Smackdown is Trash

[finatic]

Just bought some Seaguar Smackdown and I've been using it on my new rig. I've encountered an issue that I wanted to let you guys know about so you don't smack your money down on this stuff.

 

In the picture I took is the problem. The braid separates and just becomes a mess. It doesn't cut very well either. Hopefully I can get my money back for this trash. This is the second time I've had issues with Seaguar line. Guess I'm going back to Power Pro.

 

[jbrew73]

I’ve never used seaguar so I can’t comment on it but PowerPro has never let me down.

[Choporoz]

What are we looking at?  Was it used? Or out of package defective? If used, under what conditions,  and for how long.   I dont mind negative reviews,  but I dismiss them if not fairly comprehensive.   I've read a lot of recommendations for that line, so more info would be better for your campaign 

[finatic]

Whenever I handle the line it just comes apart like you see in the photo. So if I’m trying to tie a Uni not like I was in that picture The line pulls apart. This is brand new line that I ordered from tackle warehouse. Been using it a few days and it keeps doing the same thing.

[Gorris317]

Never had an issue with Power Pro or 832. The only Seaguar I use is InvizX and love the stuff. 

[Glenn]

That doesn't look like Seaguar braid.  None of their braid is that color, nor looks like that (where you can see the individual strands).

[WRB]

3 hours ago, hawgwash said:

Just bought some Seaguar Smackdown and I've been using it on my new rig. I've encountered an issue that I wanted to let you guys know about so you don't smack your money down on this stuff.

 

In the picture I took is the problem. The braid separates and just becomes a mess. It doesn't cut very well either. Hopefully I can get my money back for this trash. This is the second time I've had issues with Seaguar line. Guess I'm going back to Power Pro.

 

Color looks like TUF-Line, Smackdown is gray color.

Tom

 

[J Francho]

Is that supposed to be grey?  Man, that doesn't look the Smackdown I've used.

[finatic]

This is Seaguar SmackDown the gray braid I just got it from tackle warehouse a couple days ago.

 

I contacted Seaguar and they told me to get a hold of their customer support department. Tackle warehouse will of course refund my money.

[BassNJake]

I had a bad spool of SpiderWire stealth that did that.

 

[J Francho]

17 minutes ago, hawgwash said:

I contacted Seaguar and they told me to get a hold of their customer support department. Tackle warehouse will of course refund my money.

Defintiely reach out to both.  Seaguar needs to know what went wrong, and Tacklewarehouse can make good on the credit/return.  Sorry you didn't get to experience the line the way it's supposed to be.

[JustJames]

7 minutes ago, BaitFinesse said:

That still looks like worn out braid.  I wonder if someone ordered smackdown and returned it to TW with the spool full of used braid to scam TW.  I heard of a guy opening a Shimano Stradic only to find that it was some similar colored $30 Chinease reel with a Stradic spool fitted to it.  The assumption was that someone ordered the Stradic, took the reel out of the box and replaced it with the cheap reel and spool before returning it.  Another buyer then received the box when the seller returned the reel to inventory.  

What, tackle warehouse turn into Amazon? Oh no ? 

[LonnieP]

That’s definitely not Smackdown. I’m sure TW will make things right.

[Gorris317]

4 minutes ago, LonnieP said:

That’s definitely not Smackdown. I’m sure TW will make things right.

Yeah it looks more white than gray. 

[Stephen B]

7 hours ago, JustJames said:

What, tackle warehouse turn into Amazon? Oh no ? 

It's sad but all these retailers are taken advantage of by customers. Looks like someone probably took advantage of them. It's possible Seaguar had a small run of defective braid. I'd have to see more pictures to know for sure though. The braid looks like it's been used for months. How many trips was it used on? In what application?

Seaguar Smackdown does make a stealth gray braid, however, I can't tell through the picture of it is. I've been using smackdown and it's phenomenal line. 

 

 

[finatic]

This is brand new braid. It is Seaguar Smackdown Stealth Gray Braid, check the photos below. 

 

 

 

Hopefully this satisfies all you people who are having a hard time believing my post.

[michaelsrex]

I also have the smackdown 40lb on all my casting setups. I've never had an issue. 

[Bluebasser86]

Mass produced items, bound to have a bad one eventually. 

 

I've used the stuff on several reels from 10 to 50 pound test and haven't had any of those issues. It's weird because that line looks flat, reminds me a lot of the Sufix NanoBraid in Aqua Camo I have on my dropshot rod. 

[jbsoonerfan]

I'm not gonna say you are lying about the braid, but that is one awful looking knot.

[Stephen B]

I am leaning toward possible user error now. The line appears to be 100% authentic. I'd be interested if another person would have issues with the remaining line on the spool. User error or minor manufacturing issue.

[Yumeya]

Looks like user error to me or you are asking to much from that braid, if you are running it though cover 

then use a leader to prevent your braid from fraying.

 

It doesn't cut easy because, well its braid.

Use braid specific scissors and burn the end with a lighter.

[d-camarena]

User error? Im not an expert tying knots but braid should not do this. I use pp only and have never had this problem. Probably a bad batch.

 

Edit. I had not payed attention to the knot. I think that is the problem here. You are damaging the line with that knot. And scissors gotta be sharp too

[RichF]

I've had some braids get caught on dry skin on my fingers and pull apart like that when handling it.  None of them were Smackdown but hat's definitely a thing that can happen.

[J Francho]

I'm trying really hard to imagine how a knot results from that pic above, and how line of that spool in the pic later in the thread gets like the line in the original pic.  What the heck are you doing?

[OnthePotomac]

Wow! Looks like a picture of a piece of binder twine.