Back in the 80's BASS used to cover their Opens in Bassmaster magazine with an added feature.  The top five finishers gear was provided.  I noted a huge trend because sponsorship's were far less then. Casting reels were Shimano Curado B series and line was Berkely Big Game.  When anglers had to foot their own bill, that made a statement.  #15

Wow I got this stuff spooled up today and it's not near as bad as I remember. The memory ain't bad as I remember either! 

 

I have high hopes for this mono!!

By the way, can I tie a Palomar knot with mono?

 

23 minutes ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

By the way, can I tie a Palomar knot with mono?

A correctly tied Palomar knot is one of the strongest knots you can make with mono. The biggest thing to remember is when you double your line thru the eye of your bait don't allow the lines to cross at the eye when you tie your overhand knot. As long as the lines lay parallel on the eye of the bait you'll never have the line bite into itself and cause weakness. This isn't a major problem with mono anyway. Mostly floruo. 

17 minutes ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

Wow I got this stuff spooled up today and it's not near as bad as I remember. The memory ain't bad as I remember either! 

 

I have high hopes for this mono!!

By the way, can I tie a Palomar knot with mono?

 

You can tie and use a Palomar knot with any line type. Works very well with mono.

Based on all the positive responses, I stopped by bass pro today and grabbed a spool of big game 15lb clear mono and of course a few other goodies. Thanks for all the helpful opinions. 

14 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Once upon a time, before fluorocarbon became available and affordable in large spool sizes, I used only Big Game. That was probably a 20 year period of time. Caught loads of fish on it using it for about every application and technique available. Nothing wrong with the stuff at all. However, once I made the switch to fluoro, I'm now pretty much "all in." If I ever have to switch back or use mono (nylon) for any applications, it will probably still be Big Game for me.

exactly!!! why go back in time though?  

11 hours ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

Wow I got this stuff spooled up today and it's not near as bad as I remember. The memory ain't bad as I remember either! 

 

I have high hopes for this mono!!

By the way, can I tie a Palomar knot with mono?

 

nice micro magic!!!!!

Thanks! I'm a duckett fan haha! Great rods