Steve...all i use is P-line and Trilene XT. NEVER have a problem with breakoffs, and i don't change my line but once a year.
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Steve...all i use is P-line and Trilene XT. NEVER have a problem with breakoffs, and i don't change my line but once a year.
CXX is too stiff and wiry for my likes. I use almost nothing but CX-Premium. It is a co-polymer with a fluorocarbon coating. In my opinion it is the the best compromise between fluorocarbon and mono. I have never had a break off or any other problem with it.
I can't say for night fishing but the clear CX-Premium does light up pretty good in daylight.
If that's the stuff that comes in the silver box...can't remember which one it is the premium stuff I e tried it but it didn't perform well at all for me. The P-line xxtra tough is what I use...not sure I'd want it on a spinning outfit though....holds too much memory...but I can pull a 20 foot bee up current with that stuff on a snag with 15 lb line...
Great!
I like CXX. Best line out there IMO. I keep trying other stuff and always come back to CXX or original stren. You might want to try Original Stren in clear/blue florescent. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/thumbsup2.gif
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by PumaMatt »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">You might want to try Original Stren in clear/blue florescent. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/thumbsup2.gif </td></tr></table>
Matt, unless they've changed Stren, it used to stretch like a rubber band ..... http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/eek.gif
Only line i use except when sight fishing then i go with Berkley 100%.
Yea it does stretch pretty bad. I use CXX for everything except crankbaits.
Where can you buy Berkley Big Game in blue flourescent, I haven't been able to find it in a couple of years. I have been using the cxx florescent at night and like it.
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Possum Hunter »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Where can you buy Berkley Big Game in blue flourescent, I haven't been able to find it in a couple of years. I have been using the cxx florescent at night and like it.</td></tr></table>
Unless they've re-introduced it, Big Game is no longer available in Clear Blue Fluorescent ...... hence part of my dilemma. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/wink.gif
Ok guys ...... you've SOLD me on the CXX. I've only tried it in 8#, but I liked it.
I just ordered 6000 yards of it in 4 different tests .... it's time to start getting serious with our water temps on the rise .... http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/thumbsup2.gif
ill second the really sux! cxx was all i used to use . the 8lb could straighten out a 4/0hook. i lived with the coiling and the twist for a while but couldnt put up with the breakage due to brittleness.
The only line I use at night CXX P-Line clear fluorescent in 20lb.
Same here, tried others, always http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/crying.gif and go back.
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Wild Heethen »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">P-line CXX=tough as well rope. P-line flourocarbon=as good as Seagar (both are the best)</td></tr></table>
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P-Line CXX has a lot of memory in my opinion. Their CX Premium is more to my liking. The FluoroClear is tough and lays on the reel pretty well also, but not as limp as the CX. P-line fluorocarbon is good line in my opinion. I don't believe the fluorocarbon or FluoroClear is available in blue fluorescent, but I think the CX definitely is and is a limp line made more for light spinning like you might want for a hair jig.
Like someone else said, CX is more like Trilene XL and CXX is more like XT, and Big Game I believe is only made now in clear or green or maybe even solar, but not blue fluorescent.
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The Big Game is ... "OK", but a little too wiry for my tastes.</td></tr></table>
IMO if you find Big Game wiry you will find the CXX MUCH worse.
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IMO if you find Big Game wiry you will find the CXX MUCH worse.</td></tr></table>
I fished XT for years, and it was a little hard to handle but the strength was worth it. This seems as close to XT as there is out there right now.
I can't say for night fishing but the clear CX-Premium does light up pretty good in daylight
It lights up at night under the blacklights.
I have used the P-Line CX 15lb without any problems. I had some of the CXX and it was to stiff for me. A buddy told me about a line he had been using that was pretty cheap but a good mono. Its Suffix Superior. I have used it for traps the last two tournaments. In the first tournaemnt I caught 2 drum on the trap that weighed in the 25 lb range and it performed fine. I am going to spool up a spinning rod with it and see how it performs on there. I never had good luck putting the P-Line on a spinning rod it always seemed to coil up no matter how I layed the sppol. I tried flipping it over and making the line come off the same way the reeel turned but it didn't matter still got twisted up.