Sunline 16lb sniper shredding on hookset with Dobyns Serria rod..

[trueangla]

The line is brand new. The rod is the 704 heavy action that I'm using for pitching cover. On multiple hook sets on bigger fish last week the line was shredding after the hookset. I'm not sure if it's the rod cause I ran a cuetip thru the guides and everything seemed smooth. Could it be defective line. I just purchased it from Tacklewarehouse. I've never had issues with this line before. Any thought on this?

[somerdink]

Check your line guide on your reel with a Qtip as well might be the problem there if not my guess it could be the line

[azbassman352]

I would not pitch with less than 20 fc. Sunline is the strongest fc I have used. I also re tie often.

[kickerfish1]

Where did it shread? Do you mean fraying? Are there Zebra muscles in your lake?

[trueangla]

I use the lighter line cause I'm pitching a 1/8 oz flick shake head with a wacky senko around docks. I can tell it was frayed after the hookset and I could hear it as I was winding in the fish, So I don't think it's the reel. I'm going to try a different rod and see what happens.

[trueangla]

No zebras in this lake.

[sooner magic]

I also was having the sane results with 16# sunline sniper, just thought it was my knot...

[trueangla]

Never a problem with 15lb. Just bought this 600 yard spoil of 16.

[Dam0007]

I had several bad spoils of Seaguar in the past never Sunline... double check your guides from top and bottom and look close at the epoxy if any got on the insert. ? ^ guy above suggested checking guide on reel too!

[nmaxwell0003]

I have been buying sniper for 3 or 4 years and Ive had one spool of 14 pound do the same thing your line is doing. It sucked that it was in a tournament when it showed itself but put new line on from another spool of sniper and had no issues since.