First off, I'd like to give my .02... I use nothing but Izor for casting... 15/15.. I even fish that in the summer, with a 12 leader... Spinning, I really have been quite impressed with the Ande 8lb. On my 6'6" shimano spinning rod, I have landed several 30+ lb kings on the Elwah, believe it or not, it really happened =) Gamakatsu, at least the 20 that I tried last year, casted really nice, very smooth and soft line, but broke way too easy.. I found that if I managed to snag up, I would lose it every time. Maxima has always seemed to cast ok, but again, always seemed to break easier than Izor. I do however, know that after probably 250-300 fishing hours, if you still have enough line on to fish, is stretched out, and doesn't have near the strength. It's Ford vs. Chevy... Everyone is going to view things differently, and other people are going to stick with something that performs good once!

Tom