Stren VS Big Game

[Johnpenguin]

18 hours ago, FishTank said:

I only have used it once so it maybe too early to tell if it would work for leader.  As far as stretch goes, it doesn't seem to stretch much but I used it in 40 degree water this past weekend.  I think I will need to fish it for some more and at better water temps to tell. 

 

Also, just a personal preference, I like FC for leader if I am using it with braid which would be rare. Abrazx would be my choice for this but I tend to use whatever I have left over from a spool of FC now.  What I like about though....Abrazx tends to be super tough, last a long time, and has minimal stretch. 

 

 

Keep me updated on how the Defier performs

[jimmyjoe]

57 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Most nylon mono lines are co or multi polymers. 

   Yes, I would warrant that all nylon lines for fishing are co- or multipolymers. But they are still all nylons. My uncle worked at duPont, and from what he told me, this entry seems accurate. 

       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon

      jj

[J Francho]

16 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Yes, I would warrant that all nylon lines for fishing are co- or multipolymers. But they are still all nylons. My uncle worked at duPont, and from what he told me, this entry seems accurate. 

       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon

      jj

What I said still holds.  The only line I use that would be called nylon mono is Rippin'.  The rest fall into other categories.  It's irrelevant, since Rippin' was discontinued.  I'll be hoarding my stash in a cool, dry, dark place.  When it runs out, I'll probably go back to Sufix.  For bass fishing, I'll continue to use fluoro and braid.

[Johnpenguin]

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

What I said still holds.  The only line I use that would be called nylon mono is Rippin'.  The rest fall into other categories.  It's irrelevant, since Rippin' was discontinued.  I'll be hoarding my stash in a cool, dry, dark place.  When it runs out, I'll probably go back to Sufix.  For bass fishing, I'll continue to use fluoro and braid.

Do you use fluoro as a leader?

[J Francho]

Seaguar Blue Label

[Mbirdsley]

This is only my opinion but, I hate stren mono. I’ll use the flouro carbon for leaders though.  The mono To me is just stiff and doesn't like to be tied. It’s the only mono that I had horrible wind knots and tangled in my spinning rods during my river days. 

[4reelfishing]

Just bought 10lb BG and some 8lb Stren for the first time.  Have always used Trilene XL and XT so I am curious to see how they perform this year.  

 

How does BG do as a leader?

[Johnpenguin]

4 hours ago, Mbirdsley said:

This is only my opinion but, I hate stren mono. I’ll use the flouro carbon for leaders though.  The mono To me is just stiff and doesn't like to be tied. It’s the only mono that I had horrible wind knots and tangled in my spinning rods during my river days. 

Stren has barely any memory now

2 hours ago, 4reelfishing said:

Just bought 10lb BG and some 8lb Stren for the first time.  Have always used Trilene XL and XT so I am curious to see how they perform this year.  

 

How does BG do as a leader?

Idk I decided to put mine in the closet and keep using stren after my experiment

[t_bone_713]

I bought some big game to tie on to a new baitcaster to get the feel for it. Just out there getting some casts in focusing on how it the reel felt in my hand and bam!! new pb on a squarebill. So big game for sure!!!

[greentrout]

fish a lot of riprap ... always have Big Game on baitcasters ... stren is a fine mono, though ...

 

good fishing ...

[soflabasser]

On 3/12/2020 at 5:47 PM, 4reelfishing said:

How does BG do as a leader?

 I use Big Game mono for leader and it does a good job.

[Sam]

A bass pro turned me onto Gamma line but since Gamma does not have a mono I use Big Game and other mono's for topwater and treble hook baits.

 

 

 

 

[rangerjockey]

The Gamma co poly is really good.