Rio's Grand line is tough too.......4 full seasons now.....

I stopped using mono on everything several years ago for any, and all, of the reasons stated above.

I went through dozens of spools of dozens of types of line until I finally got tired of screwing around with it all the time; I have switched to PowerPro on everything (except my downrigger rods) and learned to love it.

I can say too that I have not lost a fish because of the mainline breaking for just as many years as I have been using the PowerPro... been spooled once but never broke off

Still have the original mint green SA Mastery WF floater on my 7 wt. Still going strong since 1995!

My plans were to replace it with a Rio VersiTip 4 years ago (still in the box in my garage) because the SA was getting a little beat up and faded, but hey, it goes thru the guides when I shoot and it still floats. What more could a guy ask for?

Maybe change it out next year?

I have been using 30 lb powerpro for Stripers this year and have absolutly no problem. I am going to try and use it on my tip ups this year for Ice fishing. I hope it works good.

I like to hijack

I used Ironsilk and liked it until I found it has a big flaw for river fishing. All it takes is one snag up that you have to break off and after that your 12# test just became 3# test. That was my experience anyway. I've tried just about every line out there and always come back to Ultragreen for the single reason that it is the best for holding it's strength after breaking off snags.

Thank you guys... I have used the Crystal Ivory, Todd, and I never really thought about changing it up every couple of trips, cause when I fish, I fish hard, there is no doubt about it... I'm sure that all the hanging up, and stretching from breaking off and such plays hell on line strength... On everyones suggestion I will definitely try out the iron silk... I'll give that palomar knot a try tomorrow while I'm out searching for something with 6" of vis or better =) Nice part about it, is I wont have much competition =)

I second the posts on the fly line.. lol.. I've got some cheap cortland floating line on my 7 weight, that I've been fishing for years now.. for trout in the summer and steelhead in the winter, and never ever have thought to replace it =) Just doesn't seem right to fix it if it ain't broken! I AM interested however in what you guys are using for tippet material and what seems to be the best for ya!

Thanks again,

Tom

It's pretty simple... Maxima Ultragreen for mainline and leaders.. It's the best line I've used for levelwinds, period... Maybe you should check your rod rating vs. line rating... You can't use 8lb test on a 10-20lb rod and expect it to hold up well, if you know what I mean.

Keith

Hey Keith.. I'm actually fishing a lami 1324-t 9' medium 8-12... While I think the rod should be rated higher, just a personal opinion for how much backbone it has, I have been fishing 15#... STuff used to work fine for me, but I really think there might be a slight decrease in line quality these days.. Less strict quality control maybe? Extruders being put into overtime for production? Quantity vs. quality? Line really isn't much more expensive these days as it was 10 years ago, and when you have labor costs, material costs, everything under the sun rising, and a product stays the same rough price, the sacrifice has to be somewhere?! I know I work in the carpet industry and carpet prices aren't that much higher than they were 15 years ago, hence why carpets don't quite last as long as that 30 year old carpet in your gramma's house =) These are just a few reasonings that go through my mind on a daily basis.. =) Though, I could be way off =)

Tom

No votes for Ande?

Pasco, I used to like Ande at one time.. Kept on giving it a try over the past two years, and this last spool, I tore it off and threw it away after two days... I used to love their 8# for fishing summer fish on my trout rods... Their lighter stuff might still be ok, but not impressed with anything 12 or higher...

T-Bird-
What problrms are you having with izor? Iv'e been
using the 12# hi vs and green with no problems. This stuff is incredibly strong.
Chrome

The 12 and 15lb just kept on breaking.. couldn't keep it together even babying things along.. if I got snagged up I was guaranteed to lose it!

Does anyone know where I can get some Izorline online? The place I got the last spool from does not sell it anymore.

I think Maxima UG is a hard line to beat for all around purposes, tough as nails. Whenever I need abraison resistance I go to Maxi or trilene XT. For floatfishing I have been running the Suffix Siege lately and have been liking that alot.

I actually just found the izorline on there website. Has anyone tried the XXX supermono by them? If so what are your thoughts?

All this line talk........ pick up your line when you leave the bank! ! !

I love Izor for mainline, don't think I will ever be disapointed in it. I also like maxima, for leader that is, but you have to be careful not to burn the line when tying knots.

Tbird, maybe you should quit thumbing your fish....

On another note, I don't know any line that is "snag" free. If you snag up, you're likely to lose it all if you're leads hung up!..

Keith

I loaded two of my reels with power pro this season, and while I'm impressed with it, it has taken some getting used to. Since it has zero memory and small diameter, it is somewhat more difficult to handle. I've found that the same knot I used with mono works just fine with power pro (Trilene knot)...never had it slip and since I use 30lb power pro (because the diameter is more usable) I almost never break off the main line. I've learned to attach my lead to the leader tag end.

Backlashes are rare, but can be a headache with power pro. I've found that carrying a modified small crochet hook works wonders for fishing out backlashes. I bent the end of the crochet hook into a circle to it hangs on my vest. I've found it usefull for attaching rags as well. Sure can't beat the diameter of power pro, or similar lines, for reducing the drag. Expensive, but no need to change out often. It's a winner in my book.

What do you think, Ironsilk or Ultragreen.