Have any of u guys ever used that Maxima Crystal Ivory? Is it as good as good ol green or chameleon. Is it really pink because fish apparently cant see pink,or was it designed for limpwristers.

if you think that stuff's pink you must be color blind. it's kind of a clear-beige color.

it's not bad line really, but isn't quite as good as UG or chameleon. not very good on a spinning reel above 8lb either, as it's got a good amount of memory.

It's definitely gold or beige, and I have it on all of my baitcasters...as CM said, it's not very good on spinning rods.

Great for spoons, though...it's pretty hi-viz above the water, and pretty invisible below.

Fish on...

Todd

Are you sure you're not thinking of maxima Fibreglow? It's flourescent pink...

I like it on my baitcasters in 12 or 15 lb., its cheap & a semi-vis line above the water. Like T-rip sez good for drift-fishing main line or right to the spoon...

C/22

Ive used 20lb test on very large sturges and a whole lot of salmon . and never tried it on a spin outfit. but man when I hook bottom its a real bear to break off , it almost stopes the boat on a mild tide . great stuff and sometimes hard to find.

I've always been a Maxima guy. When crystal ivory was introduced, it was the line I'd been waiting for from them. 99% of my fishing is baitcaster drift fishing and up till then, chameleon was too stiff and you couldn't see it(great leader material though). Ultra green was limp enough but I tired of replacing 6 ft at a time when it would stretch as I hung up on bottom.

I think crystal ivory is a nice balance between the other 2 and it does offer more above water visibility.

It's been my baitcaster mainline for a long time now and I've had zero problems with it. And, as mentioned, the price is right too!

to give a testiment to the shelf life of the maxima brown. its a long story as to why brewer had a reel in the drawer with 20# maxima brown. but heres the jest to this post. the reel was broken, but had been freshly spooled with the maxima in 1987!!!. gives you an idea how long brewer keeps broken reels around. well i was going through the drawer and found the reel. and thought this line has to be brittle. put a knot in it and tried to pop it... i couldn't! wow i thought! since fall kings were about to start on the kalama, so i decided to put the old stuff to the test. landed every king that fall season with that old line. never lost a fish. thats very impressive.

So I was drifting a river with Dogfish yesterday. He's got his name on the side of his boat. About 8 hours into the drift (not seeing many boats) a boat comes by. He asks if Andy posts on PP. Yup. He said he never posts but has read for ever.
So while we're fishing it comes up....does that happen often...who do you fish with etc.
Brewer....you got rave reviews for an association with another board and bringing kegs to flotilas.
Hope to meet you one of these days.

I asked The Company about Crystal Ivory and it has the same properties as Ultra Green, Just a different color, Put on the larger spool to compete with the larger spool lines.... I have used it since it's enception and love it, I still change the line quite often, But Bulk spool of Ivory is alot easier on the wallet... Just my .02........ Matt

Yeah, keep it fresh.......

Hey thanks for the input guys its getting time to respool and i saw the stuff on sale. It looks like im going to the store.Gonna hit the nooch in the mornin,I love being laid off this time of year.

i wish UG was half as inexpensive as crystal ivory. 25 bucks for a 600 yard spool is rediculous.

That IS a lot chum man ... try the service spools from Cabela's. Around $60 for either 3000 or 3300 yards. Goes a long ways if you respool about 2/3 of the line at a time ... normally what I do.

I have had good luck with the CI though ... fished it off and on a little and can't say I've had any probs or noticable differences compared to UG.

Like I said, the CI is on all of my baitcasters (except float rods and plug rods), anywhere from eight pound test to twenty.

The eight pound is marginal, but the 10, 12, 15, and 20 all works great...the above water viz is good, the below water camoflauging works well, and at $10 for 1000 yards, well, it can't be beat.

I change out my line, the whole spool, about every three trips, so that's about twice a month...and I would spend the extra $$ if that's what it took to have line that I'm happy with. For once I'm glad that I'm happy using something that is also really affordable...that doesn't happen with fishing gear all that often!

Fish on...

Todd