Posted 11/13/2010 4:05 PM (#466592) Subject: Waterproof line
Any suggestions on what line line holds the least amount of water? Tired of having cold soaked hands, been using stealth, looking for something better.
Posted 11/13/2010 6:34 PM (#466610 - in reply to #466592) Subject: Re: Waterproof line
Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160
Try the NEW SUFFIX 832 line it has GORE FIBER in the line that makes this line waterproof !!!!!
or
try some KVD line conditioner, spray on your line the night before and your line will stay dry for the day.
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Posted 11/13/2010 11:49 PM (#466632 - in reply to #466592) Subject: Re: Waterproof line
Posts: 1270
Stealth has Teflon impregnated into the fibers so it's pretty waterproof as opposed to the wax many other lines use. The 832 has 1 out of 8 fibers being Gore and the other 7 being normal Suffix braid. I'm not sure how that makes it waterproof. I know they are claiming that and it might well be true but for the life of me I can't figure out how one strand out of 8 makes the other 7 waterproof.
Posted 11/14/2010 7:55 AM (#466643 - in reply to #466592) Subject: Re: Waterproof line
Posts: 20218
Location: oswego, il
I have not tried the new suffix but I have the others mentioned above as well as many others. There is no such thing. So far power pro and masterbraid have been the driest and the rest have been very wet.
Posted 11/14/2010 10:19 AM (#466652 - in reply to #466592) Subject: RE: Waterproof line
Posts: 814
Masterbraid is terrible, once you wear through the outer coating it picks water up just like tuff line does...when it starts to freeze the line grows causing you to pull about 50ft of line off your spool....not good.
Now I use 100# suffix and havn't had any problems so far.
Posted 11/16/2010 9:38 AM (#466950 - in reply to #466592) Subject: Re: Waterproof line
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
I've been fishing with Sunline FX2 this fall and so far my opinion is that it's the best line I have ever used. From what I've experienced so far there is zero water transfer from the line to the reel. This line is intended for the bass market as a flippin/froggin line and at this point isn't availabe in a break strength over 80#. The only drawback is that it will not be available in N. America until early next year.
Posted 11/16/2010 10:22 AM (#466954 - in reply to #466592) Subject: Re: Waterproof line
Posts: 8781
I've used several lines, and they all soak up water after the coating wears off and they start getting a little worn. I think the best thing you can do for fall fishing is just change your line. No matter what kind you use, new line soaks up a lot less water than the line that's been used all season.
Waterproof line