I know this is just an internet fishing bulletin board, but I do take the product reviews serious. I would be upset if a product that I invented, engineered, or developed was given an unfair, or an inaccurate review. People who work for these companies can get emotionally invested in a product they worked hard to bring to market. I can appreciate that.

I also appreciate that some fishing manufacturers spend all their money on marketing and not R&D. If they make an inferior product that's overhyped, than I really think they should be outed.

So, except for the initial grade I gave them, just about everything else I wrote in the first review was true. The line flaked when I first spooled it, it broke before the 10 pound leaders I was using broke, it didn't cast as well as expected, and it did not meet my initial expectations.

When I made the recommended adjustments the line performed well. I made mistakes on how I was using the line initially, with some commonsense corrections the stuff did pretty good. If it's available on rebate, I think I'd recommend giving it a try.

I think Mergantroider, and his young guide friend can attest to the absence of any frustration related to the Hydrofloat. On todays float.

Now getting the fish to bite today was a different frustration altogether.

Finally, if Maxima comes out with something stronger than what I'm using now, than cool. I'll wave their banner far and wide, and I buy what they are selling.