I primarily fly-fish, and have been using the same old spinning equipment for awhile, loaded with Power Pro. I decided to drop the coin on some new spinning gear after being on a few trips with friends where I was unable to fly fish, and went with Daiwa BG reels on Hurricane Calico Jack rods.
I tried out Sufix 832 line in 10 lb on my 2500 series reels, and 20 lb on my 3500 reel. I broke the 10 lb line with my hands tying the leader on, and I regularly tie 8 lb and smaller mono with no issues. The first trip out with the 20 lb rig, I hooked a big bull red that took off and popped the line with minimal pressure. I assumed it was a bad leader knot, but tested the line when I got home and was surprised by what I found.
Tying surgeon's loops in the end of the line sections, the 10 lb Sufix 832 broke at under 7.5 lbs on a digital scale, and the 20 lb broke between 14 and 15 lbs. I tested it multiple times, and all breaks were in the middle of the line, rather than at the knots.
I contacted Sufix detailing my issues, including the serial numbers of the spools, and that I purchased it from Amazon this month, and their reply was that I should just return it.
I was pretty speechless after finding the line to break at 75% of it's rating, when most braided line (including Sufix) typically breaks at 50% more than its rating. I had assumed they would want my spools back to see what the issue was and ship me replacements, but apparently they don't seem to care.
I'm torn as to whether I should give it another shot as I've heard nothing but good about the line, but I also would prefer to not give them any of my money if that is their level of customer service and concern about quality control. Not to mention, I've dropped nearly $100 spooling these 3 rigs and lost the biggest red I've ever hooked.
Anyone else have issues with the line breaking so easily, or a better alternative? I've looked at Fins, Power Pro, Spiderwire, and the Daiwa line, but Sufix seems to be the best, assuming that it can actually handle a fish at the load it's rated for.
I tried out Sufix 832 line in 10 lb on my 2500 series reels, and 20 lb on my 3500 reel. I broke the 10 lb line with my hands tying the leader on, and I regularly tie 8 lb and smaller mono with no issues. The first trip out with the 20 lb rig, I hooked a big bull red that took off and popped the line with minimal pressure. I assumed it was a bad leader knot, but tested the line when I got home and was surprised by what I found.
Tying surgeon's loops in the end of the line sections, the 10 lb Sufix 832 broke at under 7.5 lbs on a digital scale, and the 20 lb broke between 14 and 15 lbs. I tested it multiple times, and all breaks were in the middle of the line, rather than at the knots.
I contacted Sufix detailing my issues, including the serial numbers of the spools, and that I purchased it from Amazon this month, and their reply was that I should just return it.
I was pretty speechless after finding the line to break at 75% of it's rating, when most braided line (including Sufix) typically breaks at 50% more than its rating. I had assumed they would want my spools back to see what the issue was and ship me replacements, but apparently they don't seem to care.
I'm torn as to whether I should give it another shot as I've heard nothing but good about the line, but I also would prefer to not give them any of my money if that is their level of customer service and concern about quality control. Not to mention, I've dropped nearly $100 spooling these 3 rigs and lost the biggest red I've ever hooked.
Anyone else have issues with the line breaking so easily, or a better alternative? I've looked at Fins, Power Pro, Spiderwire, and the Daiwa line, but Sufix seems to be the best, assuming that it can actually handle a fish at the load it's rated for.
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