Mono

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by NIB

U know i never met him. I would like to.I have been in swe 4 or 5 times an amazingly he was not there.As I understand he spends a little time there.The guys who work there, who are top notch in my book speak the world of him.They say he is nothing but a straight shooter.I can't help but to think like he was endorsing something though.Yo Zuri hybrid line kinda caught me off guard to be honest..the article did sound like a who endorses what thing but i guess thats what happens when u ask pros what they use, they tell ya.Alberto just said anything with high capacity spool when asked about his reel.I would guess that means he is not endorsed at the moment.

He's definitely not getting any endorsement deal as I buy his bulk Yozuri spools of line for him. Other then a few test reels he has which are technically Van Staal property (but I doubt they'll ever get them back ) he's also ordered most of his reels through the shop.

Personally I found the stuff kind of cranky when I tried to use it. Yet for all the time I spend standing next to Mike I can't seem to remember a bird's nest falling off his VS, so who knows. I have used it as leader material and it is without question tough. I have seen a weird behavior (usually after encountering something that pulls REALLY hard for an extended period of time such as a tuna) where the outer layer of the Hybrid literally starts peeling. Probably that's just an indicator I need to change my leader.

As for mono, the only thing I notice being behind the wheel of the line winder is how many monos are out there and how many different favorites people have. Suffix, BG, Yozuri, Ande, Silver Thread, it's all over the map. This season's hotness is definitely the Ande BackCountry. But like anything pushed by the "pros" it of course will sell well.

I love my braid but mono clearly gets the job done for many people who have caught a lot of quality fish. I too will be spooling up a few spools with mono this year. The people who still use it and the fish they have caught using it is too much to ignore for me.