New Fishing Line (Sufix and Seaguar)

I started using Seaguar on my C-rig leaders after reading one of Warren's
posts about it.I was using Trilene XT green but the rocks and stumps on the
bottom here were chewing it up,and usually I found out too late that it
needed to be changed.
I know the Seaguar is stronger,less visible,and a lot more abrasion
resistant.
"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Has anyone else tried this new line?
http://www.sufix.com/FishingLine/ProMix.htm

I picked some up at ICAST last week and got around to spooling it up last
night on my night fishing rod. This is the Clear/Blue Fluorescent line.

Since I have a night tournament coming up next weekend, I want to try it
out
before getting on the lake, then regretting it if it didn't work right. As
I
was spooling it up, I noticed that it didn't have the "white" look to it
as
Stren does. It really looked clear, even when held in the light of a lamp.
I
was worried that the spool had been marked wrong, so after dark I went out
to the boat and hooked up the black lights to see if it would glow. Sure
enough, it did... and really stood out in the darkness.

I'm heading out to the lake Tuesday evening to see how it performs in the
water. If it acts the way I anticipate... I think I've found a new brand
of
fishing line.

I also picked up a spool of their Tritanium which is very clear too! It's
not the fluorescent line, and is super clear. Also, very little stretch
that
I can tell for now.

As for the Seaguar (http://www.seaguar.com/store.html?p=5)... has anyone
used this for freshwater? It appears to be a pretty decent line too, but
I've never used a pure fluorocarbon line before.

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I use almost exclusively Seaguar CarbonPro these days. It is the best clear
line I have ever used for durability abrasion resistance. I do have several
spools of P-Line Flouroclear as well, and it is good line, but tends to show
some abrasion or delamination after a hard day of fishing in heavy cover.
The Seaguar does tend to sink so it can be a pain when fishing topwater
slowly, but a coating of flyline wax on the first 20-30 feet fixes this.
One person I know suggested using chapstick so it could be easily reapplied
if need be.

I still tend to throw Power Pro (fused braid?) in really thik stuff, but I
am throwing lighter CarbonPro more of the time.

I have recently cranked some decent bass out of thick grassbeds and stadning
underwater trees using 12lb Carbon Pro, and I have started throwing 8lb for
anywhere there are fewer trees. The stuff will hold up all day long trees,
and for several hours bounced over riprap.

I did seem to have some knot strength problems using a Palomar knot. When I
switched to a modified Trilene knot with seven twists my problems all went
away.

P.S.
Modified means the tag goes up through the over all loop before tightening
similar to a modified clinch knot, but the double pass through the eye of
the lure like a Trilene knot.

P.P.S As a little kid my dad taught me to tie a modified clinch knot with
seven twists and called it a fisherman's knot.

P.P.P.S.
Many people tie a clinch knot or Trilene knot with 4 or 5 twists. That
seems to be not as strong to me.

P.P.P.P.S
The Trilene knot and clinch knot have been claimed to slip by a couple
people. I have not experienced this. Perhaps turning the tag end up
through the over all loop as in the modified version of the knot reduces or
prevents this. I also tend to leave a quarter inch of tag after finishing
the knot. Many people I know clip the tag right next to the body of the
knot.

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"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
Has anyone else tried this new line?
http://www.sufix.com/FishingLine/ProMix.htm

I picked some up at ICAST last week and got around to spooling it up last
night on my night fishing rod. This is the Clear/Blue Fluorescent line.

Since I have a night tournament coming up next weekend, I want to try it
out
before getting on the lake, then regretting it if it didn't work right. As
I
was spooling it up, I noticed that it didn't have the "white" look to it
as
Stren does. It really looked clear, even when held in the light of a lamp.
I
was worried that the spool had been marked wrong, so after dark I went out
to the boat and hooked up the black lights to see if it would glow. Sure
enough, it did... and really stood out in the darkness.

I'm heading out to the lake Tuesday evening to see how it performs in the
water. If it acts the way I anticipate... I think I've found a new brand
of
fishing line.

I also picked up a spool of their Tritanium which is very clear too! It's
not the fluorescent line, and is super clear. Also, very little stretch
that
I can tell for now.

As for the Seaguar (http://www.seaguar.com/store.html?p=5)... has anyone
used this for freshwater? It appears to be a pretty decent line too, but
I've never used a pure fluorocarbon line before.

--
www.secretweaponlures.com
www.outdoorfrontiers.com