BERKLEY® IRONSILK™ in big sizes (Musky?)

  • ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    November 21, 2003 at 10:29 pm #282786

    Wade I used both the low-vis and hi-vis Ironsilk this year.Of course only in the 6-8# test range.I would not go with the low-vis stuff as the dye they used to color this line can break down the line after use.Infact I had a reel spooled with the low-vis stuff and after a few months of use this line was junk.I told Scott Reed from Berkley about this problem and they came up with a dye problem.I have not had a problem with the hi-vis line.Best of luck.
    Ryan Hale

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    November 22, 2003 at 2:12 am #282814

    Ryan, let us know if you hear anything from Scott about plans to correct this for next season please.

    Thanks for the honest review!

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    November 23, 2003 at 6:11 am #282873

    If my memory is correct isn’t the hi-vis line a new name for the solar green xt line? I have used the solar green for years. In 8 and 10 lb line size for walleyes that is. Thanks, Bill

    ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    November 23, 2003 at 12:32 pm #282878

    Yes Bill,you can get the hi-vis(mono)in the Ironsilk and Sensation lines.Also they have lime green in Fireline but this will fade a little after use.
    Ryan Hale

    skpike
    Illinois
    Posts: 37
    November 24, 2003 at 2:00 pm #282962

    Got to ask the question. Ironsilk, Sensation,XT solar green…ARE THEY ALL THE SAME ????? Are we the ones getting hooked so to speak? I don’t get the chance to fish that often much less the chance to do product comparasions. It has been said more than once 80-some % of the tackle is designed to catch fisherman.
    SKPIKE

    ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    November 24, 2003 at 11:25 pm #283047

    Solar XT is no longer sold so cross that one off.
    Ironsilk,low vis and hi-vis,2-3 more abrasion resistant than other “tough” lines,smooth line surface,tough as Iron-smooth as Silk.
    Sensation,clear,green,photochromic,solar,ultra-sensitive,ultra strong line,thin diameter,excellent manageability.
    That’s the by the book product details.Berkley does a great job at making alot of great lines for different applications.To me line is not a product designed to “catch” us fishermen.Some lines do things better than other lines.
    Ryan Hale

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