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Best monofilament out there
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09/07/15 10:55 PM
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97Stratos
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I am heading to El Salto in early December with a group for 4 1/2 days. Question is what is the best momo for top water fishing? Anything better that Big Game 20#?
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11088679
09/07/15 10:56 PM
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Douglas J
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braid or big game, pick your poison
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11088693
09/07/15 11:03 PM
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Danny L. Weems
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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09/07/15 11:05 PM
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Anchorman
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The best mono on the market is McCoy's Mean Green. You have to order it online. Superior strength, castability, and low memory. I used BG for years until a former Pro Angler (and my mentor) turned me onto it. Its expensive but worth it. For bass fishing I have never had the need to go heavier than 17 with McCoys. You get 17 hung up and sometimes you have to wrap it around a cleat and break it with the trolling motor. Usually the hook will break or straighten before it breaks. LOOK OUT!
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11088702
09/07/15 11:07 PM
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Viper Rods
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Trilene Big Game gets my vote
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11088706
09/07/15 11:08 PM
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Donald Harper
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Yes. Big Game is full of additives. Original Stren has no polymers and floats the best. We use 25# on all our spooks in Mexico.
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11088755
09/07/15 11:28 PM
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RangerBass21
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Big game sucks, hate that line now. I use copolymer silver thread, great line.
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11088822
09/07/15 11:55 PM
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Fast Lane
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Top Water: Trilene XT 17lb. It floats really well and super strong
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11088962
09/08/15 12:44 AM
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97Stratos
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Thanks Mr. Harper .i will definitely get me some original strength 20 or 25#. Having down there you should know the conditions.
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11089001
09/08/15 01:02 AM
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ChrisPowellFishing
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I use Big Game or a Pline CXX Copolymer wanting to try some the Mean Green though
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11089325
09/08/15 02:49 AM
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ezbassin
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Big Game is a good monofilament line but a copolymer line is better. McCoys Mean Green, P Line, CXX and Voltage are all better than Big Game.
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11089579
09/08/15 12:20 PM
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Garvin
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I like P-Line CXX Copoly.
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11089912
09/08/15 03:20 PM
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propman
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I used Trilene XT 20# for top water fishing last Dec. on El Salto. I also used 30# Fireline for rattle traps and Scrounger jigs and then I used 25# BPS Flourocarbon for the weightless flukes. I also had 65# Power Pro on another reel but never used it.
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11089916
09/08/15 03:26 PM
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Fast Lane
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Pline CXX is good also. I would stay away from McCoys Mean Green. That stuff easily breaks like sewing thread.
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Re: Best monofilament out there
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#11089937
09/08/15 03:36 PM
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bigbass94
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Sunline Super Natural This stuff is the absolute best! Their turnover rate is really good so you know all the line Sunline is manufacturing is going to be fresh. It's very strong, limp and it lasts longer than Big Game IMO. I've gotten bad spools of Big Game before as well. I've yet to find a reason to hate Sunline Super Natural Monofilament. I promise you won't regret buying this line.
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