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| I, too, used to buy the old Gorilla line and loved it - as long as you used an adequate #-test (i.e. backlashing 30# test could break off; 65# test was much better) Anyway, I'd forget about the old stuff since it's so hard to come by now - as others have already said. I was pretty excited to find the new Gorilla Tough line at the fishing show in Madison this past w/e. The price for 125yd spool of 80# was only $6.95 at the Wolf River Tackle booth. The price seems almost too cheap when comparing it to the other super lines. I did some investigating this a.m. and found the following info online (http://www.berkley-fishing.com/new/story.cfm?WhatsNewId=104&Position=33). I called Berkley at the phone number on that site to learn more. I'm told the new Gorilla Tough is made with a dacron base with some gell-spun line in it, too. Dacron is much less expensive to work with so that's why it's so much more affordable. This line has much better characteristics than the old-style dacron. It appears to be somewhat more bulky than the superlines I have been using in the same #-test. The Berkley rep confirmed this by stating that 80# Gorilla Tough is the thickness of 20# mono as compared to 80# SpiderLine that is the dia of 17# mono. Oh, although the color as indicated on the website is camo green, it looks more white with just a small amt of green woven in. It looks like a very nice woven line. Untrained eyes (guys that don't fish) at work liked the look of the 80# test Gorilla Tough line over the same #-test Tuf-line. On the back of the pkg it states the following bullet pts... "Compared to mono: half the diameter, twice the strength, long lasting, virtually no stretch. Compared to other braids: Tremendous value, sinks, easy on rod guides and reels." For the price, I'm definitely willing to give it a try. Hopefully Berkley will be able to keep the price low and still sell some. It wouldn't surprise me if this line doesn't sell at this low price but would do better if it's price were to be a little higher. Some of us muskie guys are a little strange that way.  I guess we'll see what happens. Dave Dawson | |||
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