has anyone used this line? how do you like it. i see they have 7lb test a little odd but i'd give it a try. well i'm off to the sunline site for diameter info
Haven't fished the 7 lb. But i have used 8 lb on spinning gear with no problems. I use it in 8, 10, 14, 16, & 20 lb tests and love it. The only fluoro I use. I'm not going to claim its the best on the market since I have only fished a handful of brands. (for the record it beats Trilene 100%, XPS, and Seaguar Invisx IMO) All I'm saying is once I used it I haven't had a reason to go looking for any other brand of fluoro. Try and find it 1/2 off they run sales sometimes.
I run it for Leader material in 8 and 10lb...Seems to work fine.
I went through about 5-6 different brands after XPS started having quality issues last year.
I pretty much settled on the Sunline sniper and the Tatsu.
thanks guys i give it a try this year
I am going to try it also. I got a buy one spool get another free deal a couple weeks ago.
I there a supplier you recommend? I haven't seen it before.
Quote from: Mcfish on December 20, 2012, 07:22:20 AM
I there a supplier you recommend? I haven't seen it before.
i will be placing my order from ebay, same price but with free shipping ;D
During my Marshaling experiences, I would have to say that sunline is used by most of the pros.
I plan on running a spinning rod with it when I go down to Bull Shoals/Table Rock in the spring. If it's as good as they ads say it is I'm sure I'll spool up a couple more.
I used p-line until I found sniper on sale a few years back at gander mountain. Can't remember the last time I broke off on my 14lb test. Even pike can't saw it. Just singed up for their 40% + college discount ;D
Dang Ross... I think you can be my line dealer. ;D
Ross ever tell you who he won his first tournament with?
Did a pretty good job netting Dan's fish that day lol. These pics are from a Thursday nighter during summer 08 on Manistee Lake; it was my first rodeo and first win! As the story goes, that Thursday I was prefishing with my dad for my first tournament ever the following Sunday on Manistee Lake. Dan was also prefishing for the Sunday tournament as well. I was interested in joining tear drop bass club and emailed Dan (who runs teardropbass.com) and found out he had a cottage on Big Bass Lake also. I followed Dan to the lake that morning. After a long day of prefishing, Dan and I met up and exchanged notes before heading in. As we got back to the ramp, Dan noticed some of his old tournament buddies showing up for a derby. I asked Dan if he wanted to give it a go. After 12 hours of fishing Dan said why not. I was so geeked! Manistee can be tough at times, and it only took our three fish weighing over 8 lbs to win big bass and heaviest sack. The 4lb smallie did come out of my honey hole though ;D I'm sure everyone can remember the moment that got them hooked on tournament fishing ;D
What boat ramp was that photo taken at? I always use the one in town by the river.
My Thread, it's been Hijacked ;D
Quote from: bob o on December 24, 2012, 09:15:12 AM
My Thread, it's been Hijacked ;D
yup... your done... ::)
I sort of excell at hijacking... sorry. ;)
im sure most of you know but for them that dont you can purchase it threw [REMOVED - see No Links Policy List (http://www.greatlakesbass.com/forum/index.php?topic=11129.0)] and wired 2 fish has a write up about it right now.happy holidays everyone.
Uh oh... he said Tackle W%$#@*&)$ :o
Al and Bob's in GR has some of the Sunline products... I'll have to see if they are carrying the Sniper, or plan to if they are not currently carrying it.
I switched over from invizx to sniper for the most part last year. I purchased the bulk spools and found the top 2/3rds to be outstanding even slightly better than the invizx i used before. Unfortunately out of three bulk spools bought at different times throughout the year the bottom 1/3was crap and im not sure why but it would break tying knots, on hooksets, even casting heavier baits. Unless it was my fault somehow and somone can shed some light in this issue i will be going back to my trusty invizx.
How did you store it? Many times line will become brittle from storage conditions.
My bulk spools go in ziploc bags in the back/bottom of the fridge. Aaron Martens made a big deal out of proper storage of fluoro. He even goes to the extreme of transporting his bulk in a cooler to control conditions.
I do like to make sure I stretch out new line a little when I respool. Seems to cut down on coiling.
I'm still looking for a good fluoro at a good price. Tried a bunch; using vicous right now. Good, but not great other than price. Not a bad line, just nothing great about it.
All my line is stored in two ziplock bags but i did not store in the fridge. I did the same withh 1000 yrd spools of invizx withought the issues i had with the bulk sniper. I like the fridge idea i will start doing that.
I've tried the Sniper in addition to several other FC lines over the years and I have to say I haven't seen much difference between the 4-5 I've used. I realize that there are many different lines to choose from & it mainly comes down to what we as fisherman are confident in using. That said, I am leaning towards only using braid & mono this year because I have yet to see any studies supporting FC's purported benefits nor have I seen a significant difference in my own fishing experience. A few years ago I read the reviews from a tackle website and was really surprised by the results. When compared to Trilene mono as a baseline, there didn't seem to be much difference between the FC & mono in regards to visibility or stretch. I told myself then that I wasn't going to spend the extra money on FC but did anyways because it's what I had always done for so many years. Unless I see an objective review that definitively shows FC being superior I am just fishing mono & braid this year and will see if my catch rates change much. If you google "fluorocarbon showdown" you can read the review. Maybe some of the newer FC's have improved since then. I'd be interested in reading about other member's experiences with FC lines that were not part of that review. Happy New Year!
I just don't like the stretch mono has compared to floro. Long casts with mono don't produce the kind of hook set's I want.
And all the pro's will tell you they catch more fish on floro than mono, and that floro is more sensitive when fishing bottom contact lures (these are my own experiences as well). Sure, mono has it's place, but not in my boat.
I agree with Waterfoul. Don't say the pro's are paid to say that either, because all the companys that make floro make mono too. So if the mono worked better for them than floro they would use it.
i started with FC a long time ago, i had two crankbait rods set up one with FC and the other with mono and the difference was huge just feeling the different bottoms and being able to keep the bait at the tops of the weeds while using the FC was all i needed to switch to FC for all my cranking needs. Soon i was using it for jigs, creature baits and spinnerbaits. I still use mono for top water stuff but that's about it.
Is there a fluorocarbon link that is recent? The one at the top of the search page was 2007. A lot can change in five years.
I wasn't looking to get anyone riled up, I just thought I'd explore some FC reviews and take a look at the FC showdown review from 5 yrs ago. I agree, a lot can change in 5 years but I also think there's a certain amount of untested claims regarding FC. I would love to see another review comparing some of the newer FC lines. Fishing is a lot about using what you're confident in & for me, I haven't seen much difference between FC/mono & catch rates. I'm sure many guys would say that they do, but I'd like to know if they've actually compared mono to FC regarding their own catch rates in a season. Then again, having just read Aaron Marten's article in Bassmaster mag reading drop shotting, I'm sure he'd have something to say. I can't believe I've actually given this topic any thought- you know it's winter!