Longtime fc sniper user. Not the best with abrasion resistance around rock. Is it worth it to upgrade to shooter? I was thinking about trying a spool. Then there is Abrazx for roughly the same price as sniper. Looking at 14 or 16lb test primarily squarebills on rip rap banks. Abrazx would be 15lb.

I usually run 12 lb sniper for cranking duties... Up to 14lb if i need more abrasion resistance... Shooter is reserved for bottom contact only....

For what your looking for, Yes

Bottom line is that Shooter and Abrazx are more similar to each other than Sniper is to either in thier structure and intended use.

Shooter has a higher abrasion threshold and is stiffer with less stretch.

Abrazx is more manageable, a little more stretch with less memory.

Sensitivity of either is subjective.

Both hold a knot just fine if tied correctly.

Both are premium flouro lines with a few differences that only you can decide which is best for your water.

Mike

I have tried Abrazx in 15lb and 12lb and didn't care for it. I used it for bottom contact stuff but not crankbaits. I found it stiff and it really didn't hold up as well I as I would have expected. At that time I went back to Invizx. I would not use it for crankbaits.

US Sniper has changed so I can't really speak for it. It has something called Plasma Rise added to its formula. I have used Overtex with this and it not too bad. It makes it slicker. So far, it has been good line.

Regular Shooter varies a little bit between pound strengths. I find it great for bottom contact but I would also not use it for square bills.

That brings me to a group lines that were originally for the JDM market, Shooter FC Sniper. So there is clear, BMS and Invisible. These three sort of make me scratch my head. The clear seems soft and is different from the US Super FC Sniper, the Invisible is tough but slick, and the BMS seems stiffer and more sensitive but all three, based on reading their info, should be about the same.

I have two lines I like for squarebills and crankbaits, Sunline Invisible and Seaguar R18 but I don't go higher than 12lb in each. I actually like 10lb the best. It gets the bait down to the correct depth and I have no issues with it holding up to big fish. I also like Tatsu but I might get a few extra feet in distance with the other two I mentioned.

I fish 18 and 22# shooter on my jig/worm rod and on my big swimbait rod. I don’t think I’ve ever felt a single nick in the line no matter what cover I’m fishing. I just picked up some 15# tatsu when it was on sale but have yet to fish it in anger. For squarebills in rock, I’d look at the 14# shooter. I throw 16# supernatural mono for that purpose and deal with retying often (multiuse rod) but the slightly smaller 14# with that abrasion resistance would be about right for me for SBs in chunky rock.