RRR,

I've found that limpness and abrasion resistance are virtually mutually exclusive when it comes to fishing line. Every real soft, limp line I've found that flows nicely off of a spinning reel was $hit for abrasion resistance.

Get an abrasion resistant line, and it likes to jump off a spinning reel, or pour off several loops at a time.

I wouldn't call Crystal Ivory a limp line. It's manageable in 8# but at 10# it starts behaving badly. In my opinion, the 8# is really not up to the fish you might tie into this time of year.

I haven't found Ande to be bad line. If you tie 10# back to back with Maxima, the Ande will break every time. But if you look at the lines, the Max. is bigger in diameter, so you have to take that into consideration. I find Ande to be a pretty good compromise between limpness and abrasion resistance. Doesn't excel in either, but it's adequate for both. Better than a limp line that nicks, chafes, and eventually breaks if you're not inspecting it all the time. And certainly better than a stiff line that won't come off the spool smoothly.

I'm still looking for that perfect line too. Of course if you do find it, the manufacturer will probably discontinue it because it's not popular with the bass and walleye crowd.

On my baitcaster: Max. UG
On my spinning reel: Still experimenting