My observations after fishing the line for a few months are these:

 

Tournament 8 is uniformly round and smooth. I have not seen any wear or

fraying. I fish this 30# braid with a Tatsu 20 lb leader and Alberto Knot. Some 

will argue that all lines have a little stretch, but I can't detect ANY. In general

use the line does not dig into the spool, but there is a little of that when you

are using your gear to remove tree stumps from the bottom of the river!

 

I do not know the actual breaking strength, but the tensile strength is stout.

I have had no issues with heavy lures, fish, rocks or wood. I have had no

issues with wrapping or wind knots, but I still would expect some from time

to time in stronger wind.

 

I will fish this line this weekend and update the post. If anyone has a specific

question please ask and I will try to respond.

 

-Kent

As I stated before, I thought it was already available, and was simply asking if anyone had tried it yet.

 

My apologies if my post confused people into thinking it was a review.  I assure you, it was not.  Had I wanted to post a review, I would have.  But I wanted to know who else had tried it and whether or not they liked it. 

 

Hope that clears everything up. 

It's all good Glenn, I was looking at the hevi-core for my t-rig and jig applications as soon as I can find it I'm gonna spool up some

TUF-Line Tournament 8 braid: have you tried it yet?  The line casts and handles effortlessly. Smooth, strong, castable - everything you need in a braid without the high price!

http://www.tuf-line.com/products_TUF-Lines_26.html

 

When you say without the high price, what braid are you comparing it to?

Lol $50?! I will jus stick with 832. Best braid I've ever used by far.

150 yd spool will retail for around $20-$25.  While not cheaper than competing brands as I first stated (my mistake - I misunderstood the information I had - shoot me), it's on par with the competition.  The $50 quote was for a 300 yd spool - about the same as other braids.

 

Guys - I've been a Power-Pro and Suffix fan for years, and this line has me thinking about switching.

It is for sale now on Amazon if anyone is interested.

TW has it now also.

Yep, $37 - $40 per 300 yd. spool. Apparently, retail prices have been greatly exaggerated in this thread.