DS,

Another vote against flouro. Maxima has been my standard for over 30 years. I fished with Bob Tuesday and mentioned that I've yet to break off any steelhead anywhere except the Thompson on 8# Maxima. This was in the context of my only fish of the day hitting while I was using some flouro given me by a friend, 17# no less. My fault for using it at all, but I wanted to give it a test. But I noticed that when I hung bottom, it seemed to break easier than the Maxima I typically use. Well, same thing happened on the second jump the steelhead made. It didn't handle the sudden jerk well at all. I'm tossing all the flouro I have laying around before we head to the Bahamas on the 20th. I think I'll take my chances with 8# nylon mono.

Sg