Berkley Trilene XL

[traveler]

Might as well start a thread asking "who likes bacon"??

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

This thread has me thinking that I will now stay with XL. I was thinking about trying Sensation but XL has been working for me so why switch?

[Duffman]

Might as well start a thread asking "who likes bacon"??

[Northlander]

no Berkley for me I switched to Gamma.

mr

good luck finding Gamma these days.

[SapperACE]

It's really cool for me to see all of you that use good 'ol Berkley line. I live about 20 miles from where the stuff is made in Spirit Lake Iowa. Berkley is a great company that has been around for a long time. If you're in Spirit Lake some time check out their outlet store. Great deals on rods, reels, power bait and of course fishing line.

[Esox_Magnum]

Gotta love $1 spools of line from FFO, now if they would discount their 80# line more often for me....

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Can you see line being made there? A factory tour would be cool.

[scott b]

I like bacon, and Trilene XL clear is and has been my goto line my whole life.

[BobT]

Trilene XL has been my choice of mono for spinning gear as long as I can remember. It's a little more limp that Trilene XT so it has less tendency to "spring" off my spool if it got slack. Trilene XT is more resistant to abrasion so it handles rocks better so I liked using it for river fishing with my baitcasting gear.

[herefish101]

A few years ao I tried a bunch of the florocarbon and copoloymer stuff and ended up going back to the good ol dependible XL, it's the best line out there.

[delcecchi]

I like bacon, and Trilene XL clear is and has been my goto line my whole life.

I like bacon too, and never use trilene.

[Steve Foss]

I don't know if Trilene is the best line out there, but it's for sure proven to be the best mono for the money for me since it came out.

I'm always willing to try new things. Now, when you have as many open and hardwater reels as I have, it costs a TON to respool them all, and that's even more expensive when you consider a failed experiment. So when I dipped into a new line, I'd spool one baitcaster and one spinning reel with it.

For mono, I've gone back to XL every time. One thing about all the "new" developments in mono is they tend to cost a lot more than XL/XT, but so far I haven't seen performance increases for the type of fishing I do with the "improvements," so nowadays it takes a lot to get me to even spool up anything else on my mono rigs. I feel the same way about the standard Firelines. When it comes to a superbraid, they are my standard.

The older I get, the less impressed I am with the latest newest rage in lures, line, rods/reels, etc. Remember, it doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be perfect enough.

[Red_Dog]

I like bacon too, and never use trilene.

[SapperACE]

Can you see line being made there? A factory tour would be cool.quote//

I'm not sure if they do tours or not. I have never been on one myself.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

My in-laws travel the summers in an RV and one of their favorite things to do is go on factory tours. They have seen a lot of neat places and how stuff is made. Lots of free samples too... except no samples from the Corvette factory

[Grum]

I like bacon, and Trilene XL clear is and has been my goto line my whole life.

+1, Nothing burps like bacon and no other line has been as reliable for the money as Trilene XL.

[slipperybob]

What did you switch to?

I've switched to several other kinds of lines for various reasons or techniques required. For example, I can go with Trilene Sensation for low stretch. I can go with Stren Original for flourescent visibility. I've even used Silverthread AN40, but it's too similar to XL except with an improvement in line strength consistency. There's nothing wrong with XL, it just doesn't suit me even for slip bobber fishing.

[St_Croix_Banks]

I dip my spool of XL in bacon grease when targeting Musky and I always hook fish----but I can never land them for some reason.

[Finlander]

Been using Trilene XL since it came out in the 60's! I still spool all my mono rods with XL. I've tried other lines thru the years and was dissapointed as they never performed like XL!

I re-spool several times a year also so I always buy yhr 1000' spools!

[MichaelSwan]

I use it as well. Casts well, doesn't seem to come off the spool in coils when you're not ready for it, ties well. Usually 4, and 6 lb.

[Stick in Mud]

I love the stuff, too....I've tried other lines, but for the price and reliability I always end up back at the ol' XL, especially on my spinning reels. On the baitcasters it's a bit different matter, however.

[chickeywing]

XL has never let me down. Break-offs are always operator error (poor knots or being too lazy to check for nicks when re-baiting).

The local retailer with the big rock wall inside sometimes has it on sale at 2 for $10. Berkley has a $5 rebate. How can you beat $2.50 a spool? I'd rather spend my money on bacon.

TC

[Judge Smails]

Tough to beat XL for simple mono uses. 6lb for bobber and jigging, 10lb for pulling stuff and shore fishing the river.

To get the rebate from richard's you need to call the Berkley Customer Service line and have them mail the form to you.