Will B.

Has anyone ever had problems with the Airrus Traditions spinning rods? I have had 2 break at the tip, while flipping weeds off a 1/8oz. bait. This shouldn't happen in my opinion on a fairly expensive rod. Any opinions?

J Francho, I agree as well. I use fluorocarbon mainly for the feel. I was never a big fan of braid, so the closest thing on sensitivity is fluoro. But from what I understand about making line, once you add something to make it a UV or hi-vis line, it takes some other type of cystal or coloring. May add more stretch, knock down some of the abrasion...I dont know. I'll still try it out though, I do a lot of stream fishing in my part of PA, and sometimes I like a 6lb hi-vis line. I just hate using fluorescent mono's.

I am curious how it works too. I feel that if you added different crystals to the fluorocarbon to make it a fluorescent line, you would take away from some of the intended properties of a fluoro (invisibility, low stretch, sensitivity etc.).....this meaning it will shine under UV lights.....to me a hi-vis fluoro contradicts iteself......

I saw some release on a some new lines.... hi-seas Quattro Fluorocarbon line, a 4 color camoflagued fluoro. I've used both their fluorocarbon, and the original Quattro line when I go out in saltwater (this line is all over NJ for offshore stuff). It looks really interesting! Berkely is putting out a line like the Vanish transition too...transoptic or something. It looks like the same thing as the vanish, only in a Trilene version. I'd really like to see Shimano and Daiwa put out some of these japanese versions. I was lucky enough to go to Australia last summer, and there are some CRAZY reels there, but we will never see these in the US.

I have two Sahara 750's that I have spool with hi-seas 6lb Fluoro line, and an old 1000 series sonara I had. I think 8lb would be tough for a reel that small. The strength on this 6lb is unreal, I have put other 8lb fluoros on a 2000 series, thats the smallest I've wanted to go. Even with the small spool, the memory on it is pretty much non-exsistent. I don't load up the spool completely. I leave a little gap, maybe a little less than an 1/8" to the lip of the spool. I put some kvd conditioner on it every once in a while, and it lasts a long time for me. Hope this helps!

I have a question, and maybe I should have started a new thread, but why does everyone rave about Vicious lines? I have felt them, and they are really stiff, and rough. I have also seen the line during the bad batch a couple months ago, which I believe had a big run of dirt in their extruders. I'm just curious, not knocking it. Thanks!

Hello, this is my first time posting, but I'd figure I would chime in here. I pick up some line called White Lightning by hi seas. I've seen some talk around here about it before. But, its a copolymer, true test. It is super thing though, I use 12lb, but it has the diameter of normal 8lb monos. Ultra sensitive! And fluorescent. I recently started using the 4lb. for trout, found it in a local shop around here. Check it out.