i don't run in the cirlces of what if. where i fish the days of 70# kings have been gone for decades. so no worries on that.

i have a simple montra for checking quality of line before it hits the water. if any line can solidly hold a blood knot without popping it is still good line. this simple test has proven itself for 25 years. knots are the zone in any line, if knots hold tight, well it still is worthy.

when i checked on a old reel that was broke but kept in my broken reel crypt that i keep. the reel had been spooled with 20# chem. maxima. so the line stayed on the broke reel in the crypt for 17 yrs. the 20# when checked for curiosity of strength.... i was shocked. it would not pop! held every knot with incredible strength. so i spooled it onto a 5500c3 where i fished for kalama fall kings for 4 solid years. i used fresh 15 leader which popped before the old crusty 20#. that old line landed every king upto 36#s, it never failed under test. then one spring day i checked the old line and the blood knots would not hold. so it got pulled. it was a sad day.

i understand this is way out of the comfort zone. it was only a test that proved a great point. maxima has balls!!!! i only used it for fall kings where there was plenty and had high confidence in my eggs. so if i did lose a fish it was no biggy. at least to me a no biggy. the line at 20yrs old never failed.