YO-ZURI HYBRID?

[scbassin]

I fish rock dikes around the damns on Santee Cooper & have no problem. I also think the line is very abrasion resistant.

[burleytog]

Don't fish it in rocks.

I don't know why not. The Tennessee River is carved through

"The Rocks From Hell". I have no issues with Hybrid and consider

the line highly abrasion resistant, as advertised:

http://www.yo-zuri.com/Products/Prodline/Hybrid.htm

8-)

I guess the rocks in the Holston and Watauga  Rivers must be from double hell.

Hybrid is good open water line.  I used the 12 lb. for a couple of months deep cranking rock.  Re-tying every fourth or fifth cast is not my idea of abrasion resistant line.

A move back to CXX 8 lb. cured those problems.

When it comes to abrasion resistance, CXX is up here ->

And Hybrid is down here ->

[Micro]

I have no problem with abrasion resistance, either.   Rocks, concrete dams, rebar, old pilings, rip rap.   Yo Zuri is highly abrasion resistant.  

[retiredbosn]

it is a copolymer , correct?

i ended up picking up a small spool of 6lb cxx because i can never seem to find the hybrid in any stores i go to except BPS which is a few hour drive from me now. is there any other copolymer that compares?

Hybrid is a true copolymer as far as being different molecularly different components.  However and this is important, NO OTHER COPOLYMER LINE, IS  A TRUE COPOLYMER, it is just different monofilaments mixed together.  Hybrid is the same as many other manufacturers flouro, there are a few manufacturers that just coat mono in flouro and call it floro.  It is vitally important for us as consumers to really investigate their options as there are no industry standards for fishing line.

[Koop]

They actually had this stuff in the clearence bin at gander mountain for 6 bucks a spool.  I picked up a spool of 12# to try it out.  I normally run PLINE CX (not CXX) as my copoly.

[NewAngler]

I just picked this up for my set up. I have a BC but picked chose the 8# test... Is that not enough you guys think?

[Micro]

8lb Yo-Zuri Hybrid breaks at 12 lbs.  Think of it like this:  It's 12lb test line with 8 lb test diameter.  

I use 8lb test with my Daiwa Sols for finesse fishing, topwaters and lighter crankbaits.  But I'd use if for t-rigging moderate sized baits, too.    

[Boaz]

I cant get it to stop tangling, it might be because it really cold, but i don't know. 

[WRB]

10 year old thread....but Yo-Zuri hybrid still has users who swear by it instead of at it.

Check the line diameter verses lb test, Y-Z H is one of the largest diameter line on the market, diameter increases memory.

So....spinning or casting? Lb test using?

Tom

[Falkus]

7 minutes ago, WRB said:

10 year old thread....but Yo-Zuri hybrid still has users who swear by it instead of at it.

Its alive ? Just go one size down on those Yo-Zuri. If i go at 12lbs. I would get a 10lbs Yo-Zuri. 

 

 

[newyorktoiowa57]

Recently I have had a lot of problems with breakage, but for a while I swore by it.  Trying out so P-line for next season.

[FishTank]

I like Hybrid as well but I have heard a story about this line that I can not corroborate....  If it is old (not sure how old) even if it is well stored, it will become brittle faster than most lines.   The way you can tell supposedly is the line turns milky white on the spool. 

 

Also, this line above 8lb on spinning gear can be a pain.  I only use 6lb on spinning gear, 12lb and 15lb on baitcasters. 

[zell_pop1]

On 8/16/2009 at 7:50 PM, tritz18 said:

I know everyone is going to get on me about this but I really don't like yo-zuri hybrid. I used on it multiple occasions and it worked great, but then after a number of outings I had problems with the line breaking farther into the spool. I don't know its just my opinion but I wouldn't get it. Maybe others have had good experiences with it but I sure haven't. It was very abrasion resistant but I didn't like how it broke, as for sensitivity it was alright but not incredible

This is what happened to me too. Guess it is a problem with fluoro lines. If I were to use it again I would stick with 10lb test it casts better/less backlashes but still strong per diameter .

[NorthernBasser]

Curious they don't make this in a green color.

 

I've always used clear lines for clear water, and green line for stained/dirtier water. Am I overthinking things as far as green being better/less visible in non-clear water?

[georgeyew]

11 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Curious they don't make this in a green color.

 

I've always used clear lines for clear water, and green line for stained/dirtier water. Am I overthinking things as far as green being better/less visible in non-clear water?

They used to have green, smoke and pink in addition to the clear. But I think the clear is all that is left.

[Angry John]

This after many years is the line I trust and return to.  6lb on a daiwa 2000 spinning reel 10 on a sol/alphas 12 or 15 on bait casters and 20 on a dobyns 806 for baits up to 6 oz.

[FishTank]

18 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Curious they don't make this in a green color.

 

I've always used clear lines for clear water, and green line for stained/dirtier water. Am I overthinking things as far as green being better/less visible in non-clear water?

I still have some of the smoke and green in 6lb.  It is not in the best condition but it works great for backing. 

[georgeyew]

2 hours ago, FishTank said:

I still have some of the smoke and green in 6lb.  It is not in the best condition but it works great for backing. 

Not in the best condition? Did it become brittle?

[N Florida Mike]

I still use it some. It seemed to be great when I first used it , but I have had several breaks lately with it. Seems to need to be re-spooled more often. 

Lately Ive been trying trilene again . I like the strength of it, and it casts fairly well, but gets too many bird nests.

[moguy1973]

I've used it but unless you do use Line and Lube it gets really curly if you don't use it for a while.  I prefer P-Line CX Premium.  I've found it's just as strong and inexpensive and it doesn't curl as much as the Yo-Zuri.

[FishTank]

2 hours ago, georgeyew said:

Not in the best condition? Did it become brittle?

 

No, it's just old.   I bought a bunch of the 600 yard spools at BPS about 10+ years ago.  I think they were about $2 a spool.  I missed placed a couple of spools that fell behind my work bench.  I moved the bench a few years ago and found them.