What's some premium mono? What's a good sleeper mono that is cheap but will hold it's on with the higher end stuff?

 

The primary thing I'm looking for is less stretch and easy handling, in that order.

 

I have been using Big Game, and I don't really have any complaints. I have used Trilene XL in the past and I like it a lot. Just wondering what out there is better.

 

I've tried Stren, but only the 6 pound, and it seemed to have a heap of stretch compared to the Trilenes I've been using.

 

I also have used Sufix Promix 14 on a casting rod. It seemed to have less stretch, but it could have been because it was heavier than the 10 and 12 pound Big Game I normally use. It also was easy handling. Overall I liked it, but I only used a month or so before I changed it out.

Sunline SuperNatural

Its thin for its strength and rather low stretch. 330yds fir <$10.

 

I love it. If its a moving bait, its on SuperNatural for me.

Sufix Siege mono is the best I've ever used. its super strong, slick and low memory. I use it on both my baitcasting and spinning rigs. 

Supernatural. You have to go by diameter and not pounds though because it is a lot thinner.

Another vote for Sunline Supernatural.

It is cheap, thin and high quality. Just for comparison, the 25lb supernatural has the same diameter of 20lb Invisx.

love the 25lb for topwater

Pro mix is good line. Nothing fantastic but cheap and works well. I have it on one of my reels currently. 

 

Suffix Tritanium is probably my favorite inexpensive, under the radar nylon line. Strong, cheap, lower stretch for a nylon line, and handles well on a bait caster. Yozuri Hybrid is another very good line but it's a little more mainstream. 😆 Strong, low stretch, and cheap as well.

 

Then again almost all mono or copolymer lines are pretty good anymore.

My favorite mono is Izorline Platinum. The Izor XXX is a little more manageable, but has a bit more stretch. 
 

The high vis Platinum (best described as “Mountain Dew Green”) is the deal for night fishing under the black lights. 

I'm a supernatural fan. That’s what most of my mono is. I fish 16 lb as my norm which is about the same diameter as 12 lb big game. Very low memory, easy to use mono. Abrasion resistance is low so not something to throw into heavy wood but vegetation and open water is no issue. It’s cheap to try and see if you like it but I’ve found it to be a premium line in performance within the limitations of abrasion resistance. I have it in the house from 6 to 16# for various uses. 

1 hour ago, MyKeyBe said:

Suffix Tritanium is probably my favorite inexpensive, under the radar nylon line. Strong, cheap, lower stretch for a nylon line, and handles well on a bait caster.

x2.

I’ve been using Sunline Supernatural for over ten years without issue.  

Is there a premium in mono?

1 hour ago, Motoboss said:

Is there a premium in mono?

Yes. Sufix Siege. With a palomar knot I can't break it in 12 pound test, I have to cut it, and using 6 pound I can bend the hook on a #3 Mepps and get my lure unsnagged. And it casts like a dream even on spinning gear. It's miles ahead of any other mono I've ever used. 

Sunline Machinegun Cast if you can still get it.

YZH, XT, SIEGE All good choices at a good price.

I tried several different monos before settling on Sufix Seige

 

YZH is a great alternative, although it's a true hybrid - mono and FC mixed together rather than just mono with a FC coating like most 'hybrids'.

I appreciate everyone's input. I will have to try some of the ones mentioned.

I believe it's technically copoly but I use PLine PF Original for big baits in 20lb and 25lb and love it. It's also cheap as hell. 3000yds of 25lb for like 65 bucks means I can respool anytime I even have the faintest inkling the line might be bad. 

Keep in mind

6lb siege = 10lb supernatural 

12lb siege = roughly 18lb supernatural (falls between 16 and 20lb)

 

Domestic lines like to underrate the breaking strength of their line so you will think it is really strong, truth is, its just big.

2 hours ago, Lead Head said:

Keep in mind

6lb siege = 10lb supernatural 

12lb siege = roughly 18lb supernatural (falls between 16 and 20lb)

 

Domestic lines like to underrate the breaking strength of their line so you will think it is really strong, truth is, its just big.

True but keep in mind Siege is very slick with low memory so even though it might have a higher diameter it casts really well even on spinning gear, which not many 'higher diameter' mono lines can do. Siege is a "do everything well" mono. 

Sunline Supernatural.  Go by diameter not lb test.  

15 minutes ago, akmac said:

Sunline Supernatural.  Go by diameter not lb test.  

but there's more to a mono line than just diameter. Some mono lines are more limp, more slick, have more memory that others etc. even at equal diameters.  

4 minutes ago, Hulkster said:

but there's more to a mono line than just diameter. Some mono lines are more limp, more slick, have more memory that others etc. even at equal diameters.  

true.  But supernatural is thin, and slick with very low memory.  It's diameter for its rated strength/test is much thinner as noted above compared to domestic lines.  So if your goal is thin, slick, and limp, then you might be considering supernatural and suffix elite (also pretty decent in those areas).  But they will have very different diameters for the same rating.  16 lb supernatural would be something like 11# elite (which they don't have but that would be the diameter).  If you buy elite and supernatural in the same (or close) diameter they are going to perform similarly (with elite having a little more memory over time that doesn't go away with use in the water and a little less abrasion resistance IME).

I also vouch for Sufix Titanium. I just happened to find an unopened pack in 10lb in a thrift store and bought it because it was like $3-4. It's become my go-to leader line. 

3 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

true.  But supernatural is thin, and slick with very low memory.  It's diameter for its rated strength/test is much thinner as noted above compared to domestic lines.  So if your goal is thin, slick, and limp, then you might be considering supernatural and suffix elite (also pretty decent in those areas).  But they will have very different diameters for the same rating.  16 lb supernatural would be something like 11# elite (which they don't have but that would be the diameter).  If you buy elite and supernatural in the same (or close) diameter they are going to perform similarly (with elite having a little more memory over time that doesn't go away with use in the water and a little less abrasion resistance IME).

Siege and Elite are actually the same diameter. They just both handle so well you wouldn't know that they were actually on the thicker side of mono. 

I’ve also had great results with the SunLine SuperNatural. 6, 8, and 10 lb. test on spinning reels. 
McCoy has a co-poly that I like also. It’s green tinted called Mean Green. Have been using it to fish lighter crankbaits on spinning set ups.  
I’ve fished Trilene and Stren for a lifetime and honestly I have never been let down by it either. I’ve alway been a bit anal about my lines and know that I change them out a bit prematurely. I buy most of my line in the bigger bulk spools.