Best monofilament

[BassSam5]

I was wondering what kind of mono I should try and I’ll consider any suggestions. I would like a low stretch mono.

[dodgeguy]

Sufix Advance by far.

[WRB]

Price you can't beat Berkley Big Game. Strength per diameter Sunline Defier Armillo Nylon is the excellent line but higher price.

Example; Suffix Advance and Big Game 12# is .014D, Sunline Armillo 19# is .014D

Tom

[jimmyjoe]

   Looking for low stretch mono is like looking for a skinny fat girl. That said, some is better than others. dodgeguy gave you one good line, and YoZuri Hybrid is another. Just remember; no line is perfect.    jj

[newyorktoiowa57]

I like suffix seige, but it stretches quite a bit. Suffix advance is a coplymer with less stretch from what i have heard. 

[BoatSquirrel]

Maxima Ultragreen

[Log Catcher]

I have used Sufix Siege for several tears and have very good luck with it.

[webertime]

Sunline Super Natural 

[Hulkster]

Another Sufix Siege fan here. that stuff is awesome. I use 8 or 10 on spinning gear and 12 on baitcasting gear. 

[.ghoti.]

Seaguar Rippin Mono. Used it on three reels last year. Got it on all of em this year. Strong, tough, ties a good knot and handles nicely. My new fav mono line.

[bowhunter63]

Big Game been getting it done for a long time.

[FishTank]

Sunline Natural works for me.

[jbrew73]

I’m surprised with the sunline natural and big game recommendations. I think they are literally a rubber band.  Sunline natural handles perfectly but stretches so bad that I struggle to feel the vibrations of a crank bait, chatterbait or spinnerbait on the other end.  

 

Sunline defier armilo gets my vote but if you want to save a few bucks stren is hard to beat and available everywhere.

[NHBull]

Armillo is the only mono I use.  Lowest stretch I have found, but it is pricey 

 

[Catt]

42 minutes ago, jbrew73 said:

I’m surprised with the sunline natural and big game recommendations. I think they are literally a rubber band.  Sunline natural handles perfectly but stretches so bad that I struggle to feel the vibrations of a crank bait, chatterbait or spinnerbait on the other end.  

 

You kidding right!

 

You actually believe the line is stretching while you're retrieving?

 

[jimmyjoe]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

You actually believe the line is stretching while you're retrieving?

   Maybe that's not what he means. Nylon is a shock absorber, so it absorbs vibrations and feels "deader". It's like the difference between brass pipe and lead pipe. The brass "tings", and someone a block away can hear those vibrations. The lead "thunks", and someone in the next room won't hear you hit it. Nylon is like lead.  The same goes for fiberglass rods; fiberglass absorbs vibration much more than graphite, so it feels "deader".    jj

[NYWayfarer]

I am currently using Sufix Promix line, 6-10# and I have become quite the fan. I was fishing for Smallmouth this weekend off of a dam. A good 15' I had to lift Smallmouth in the 1# range with 6# test. No stretch, no breaks.

 

It's a solid performer in my book. It runs around $6-$7 for 330 yards. Good budget line.

[Catt]

43 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Maybe that's not what he means. Nylon is a shock absorber, so it absorbs vibrations and feels "deader". It's like the difference between brass pipe and lead pipe. The brass "tings", and someone a block away can hear those vibrations. The lead "thunks", and someone in the next room won't hear you hit it. Nylon is like lead.  The same goes for fiberglass rods; fiberglass absorbs vibration much more than graphite, so it feels "deader".    jj

 

So y'all believe monofilament absorbs so much vibration that one can not feel anything?

 

If y'all are struggling to feel the vibration of a crankbait or spinnerbait I promise you it aint cause of monofilament or it's stretch.

[jimmyjoe]

44 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

So y'all believe monofilament absorbs so much vibration that one can not feel anything? 

   No, I'm not going way out to extremes here. I'm just saying that nylon is deader than Spectra or Dyneema, and that some nylon lines are deader than other nylon lines.

 

44 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

If y'all are struggling to feel the vibration of a crankbait or spinnerbait I promise you it aint cause of monofilament or it's stretch.

   I never figured that there was a problem for me feeling the vibration of a crankbait or spinnerbait. Those are constant-retrieve lures.  For me, the problem was with flutter spoons, jerkbaits and senkos on the drop. Those can produce "soft" hits that are hard to feel. Hooksets are more of a problem too, especially with stretchier lines. In these flooded waters, I depend on those types of lures more than ever. This new Sufix Advance has helped a little. But yesterday I splurged and bought my first fluoro in more than 5 years; Seaguar InvizX in 12 lb.  We'll see whether that's an improvement. Maybe yes, maybe no.      jj

[Tizi]

maxima chameleon

[bowhunter63]

One thing I do is use a medium heavy fast tip which for me compensate for the stretch. Works really well.

[Steveo-1969]

4 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

This new Sufix Advance has helped a little. But yesterday I splurged and bought my first fluoro in more than 5 years; Seaguar InvizX in 12 lb.  We'll see whether that's an improvement. Maybe yes, maybe no.      jj

In my experience Sufix Advance is the lowest stretch flouro or nylon line I've ever used. Invizx is one of the "stretchiest". YMMV

[jbrew73]

11 hours ago, Catt said:

 

So y'all believe monofilament absorbs so much vibration that one can not feel anything?

 

If y'all are struggling to feel the vibration of a crankbait or spinnerbait I promise you it aint cause of monofilament or it's stretch.

Call it what you want but I can feel the difference using the same rod, same lure and two identical reels with 2 different lines of the same diameter.   Maybe it’s you sir who can’t feel the difference through your hands or choice of rods.   Maybe you can’t tell the difference between a rubber band and a steel cable but I certainly can.   

 

You are welcome to your opinion but please don’t belittle mine. 

[Westcoast]

I’ve always used maxima ultra green.  I started out salmon and steelhead fishing where it was mainline and leaders, on flyrod any tippet over 10lbs goes maxima, and now for bass fishing I use it for leaders on the reels with braid. It’s got a good amount of shock absorbion, abrasion resistance, and ties an awesome knot. Way over test though so you can drop down a couple pounds on strength, use 8 where you would normally use 10 or go by diameter as compared to what you usually use. 

[Boomstick]

Sufix Siege is the best mono I have ever used. It's strong and abrasion resistant and it handles much better than other mono I have used, giving it a longer life.