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[msolorio]

so im not new to fluoro but im lookin to experiment a bit. ive been using vicious pro elite for awhile now and love it, its never given me any problems. my gripe with it though is the diameter of the higher pound test lines such as 20, 25. i know its gonna have some thickness too it but i also know theres other lines out there that have a much smaller diameter but are still in the 20-25lb test range. what would you all suggest i try? im open to everything except seaguar, i know its good stuff but id like to find somethin different. thanks and sorry for the long post.

[roadwarrior]

If you don't care about the cost, Tatsu is THE BOMB!

[Hooligan]

Open to everything but Seaguar?  Well, you've ruled out the very best fluorocarbon lines out there.  Nothing, simply nothing, compares to Tatsu.  Shooter isn't even remotely close.

[Fishing-Vol]

Have not tried the Tatsu, but it is P-line Halo for me.

[eyedabassman]

Hooligan, on February 06 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

Open to everything but Seaguar?  Well, you've ruled out the very best fluorocarbon lines out there.  Nothing, simply nothing, compares to Tatsu.  Shooter isn't even remotely close.

I agree best of the best!!!!

[BASSclary]

I agree with the above posters. Why rule out Seagaur? They make the best "readily available" fluorocarbons.

[msolorio]

its not that i dont like seaguar, ive used it before and liked it but i just wanted to try other stuff. i like to experiment and i wanna try other lines ive never tried. a lot of people love lines other than seaguar so im just curious to try it and find out why

[BASSclary]

Another line you'll find popular is Trilene 100%.  Its a good general purpose fluoro in my opinion, and Its very good in the 10-12# size. If i'm going any lighter than than I'll use InvizX, any heavier and I usually like XPS fluoro.

[msolorio]

hows the xps?

[LgMouthGambler]

XPS is some good stuff. Im a braid fisher, but if I use flouro its XPS.

[Craiger12]

Toray Superhard Upgrade is excellent for bottom contact baits. It's what I currently use on my jig setup, and if you are not partial to braid then I highly recommend it. I'm currently using 16# and I picked up some #14 for another contact bait setup this season. I wouldn't recommend it for moving baits though because of the stiffness, but that is the trade off for excellent sensitivity and abrasion resistance.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

For the price, it's pretty hard to beat XPS. if you've got the cash to spend and want to try out the best, Tatsu hands down. It's really not that expensive when you consider that it'll last you an entire season.

[Bluebasser86]

I've tried lots of different brands of fluoro but I keep coming back to Seaguar, it's the best you're going to find. If I wasn't using Seaguar I'd probably fish the Vicious pro elite, I've fished it quite a bit also and it is pretty good line but I've had it break on the hookset inside the reel a couple times.

[msolorio]

thanks for the suggestions guys. might check out he xps, its extruded by toray n toray is pretty top notch as well. what about sunline?

[Hooligan]

Sunline is decent line, there's no denying that.  I've been less than pleased, however, with the consistency and durability of Sunline. particularly with the higher end of their lines.  Shooter hasn't impressed me any time I've used it.  Sniper, though, is an alright line for the money.  It's between a bevy of lines in terms of abrasion resistance and handling, as well as knot strength and durability.  It's not super high quality and it's not a low brow piece of crap, either.
Bass Pro XPS line flourocarbon is somehting like the best of the worst.  There are so many lines that are better that you're better off with them.  It's OK as a last resort, but it leaves a lot to be desired.  Just because it's extruded by Toray doesn't mean anything, it just means that it's extruded by Toray.  It's too hard, has low knot strength, and little abrasion resistance for how hard the line is.  It's got terrible handling properties and will have considerable memory issues within days of spooling it.