Ok here's my take. If I was given stren, Trilene, or Berkely spools for free I still wouldn't fish any of them. I have no confidence in their strength or ability to get bit. I know there may be some fans of these lines reading this. I'm sure that they do make some production lines which are good but I have had no luck with them and every chance I gave them resulted in lost fish.

I don't know why they find it necessary to add neon tint to their lines. the fish see that stuff from a mile away. I once fished with a friend and we where both using the same lures, both of us were using 6lb test. I had on Maxima green and he was using Stren (some clear floresent blue color). Towards the end of the trip after I had caught my 15th bass and he still had not got bit once. He finally broke down and spliced on a leader we cut from my line. He started catching fish immediately. I've had similar experiences on two other trips with friends who made the same choice in line selection. Now here's the reason that I don't fish any of these lines. They have all popped on me with a minimal amount of pressure and no abbrasion. Another experience that comes to mind was a yellowtail bite I was on when I popped three fish off in a row on Berkely 20. Both me and my friend who also bought a spool to try out were popping off fish. I reached for my rod spooled with Ande 15 lb and started bringing fish to the boat.

On the lighter lines I like both P-Line or Maxima. I like fishing line with color. I'm not talking about neon blue flourescent either. I like green especially but blue or even pink in the heavier lines will do. I will tie on a flourocarbon leader when the conditions call for it. On the heavier lines (12-80+) I like fishing either Ande or Izorine. These lines have proven their strength to me time and time again. It's not too often that you will see either of these products advertise their line but they don't seem to need it. Those are my line picks so feel free to comment good or bad. I recommend that others fish which ever line they have the most confidence in and if they are breaking off fish they need to realize it's time to change line labels. See you on the water. Tight lines.

JerryG