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Old 12-04-2005, 01:04 PM   #1
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Was just at a local "discount" store where two close buds of mine work.On rare occasions they have some fishing stuff worth buying as I scored a good filet knife and some blurple bombers there in the past.

I asked about fishing stuff,we went in back and he let my rifle thru bins of junk and I come up with a 1/2# spool of 20lb Ande BackCountry without a price sticker!!!I almost s*@t myself.It was basically "Name that price!" Let's hope this isn't bad line.
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Old 12-04-2005, 01:36 PM   #2
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with many of the guys here on the site singing with the 20# back country i would have to say go for it for a #20 line that can take some abuse, as far as the Suffix line is concerned i tried 2 different styles the tri something and the seige both to me lacked what i needed to be on top of my game. the seige 17# really isn't that great as it's super elasticity, the 20# tri by suffix has real low memory and doesn't stretch as much it's a great sandy beach line but it can't take the abuse of heavy rocks.

Yozuri Hybrid, I tried this line in it's 25# size years ago and loved it since then i have played with it in different sizes from 10# - #60. I think it's one of the most durable lines on the market with #30 being my favorite and spooled on both my 6500 baitrunner and on my 7001abu it can handle the abuse of rocks and still drag fish.


With braided lines, well in a rock pile from a boat it's a different story... but on shore i wont' throw eels or herring with it in the rocks, not only is it expensive but it just doesn't hold up. I've thrown gorrila, spider, powerpro, stren, and a couple of others and i will only use them for plugging or for straight up and down jigging or bait fishing from a boat. There used to be a jet black braided line i forgot who made it but cant find it anymore, that stuff was like steel.

hope that helps.
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Old 12-04-2005, 02:08 PM   #3
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with many of the guys here on the site singing with the 20# back country i would have to say go for it for a #20 line that can take some abuse, as far as the Suffix line is concerned i tried 2 different styles the tri something and the seige both to me lacked what i needed to be on top of my game. the seige 17# really isn't that great as it's super elasticity, the 20# tri by suffix has real low memory and doesn't stretch as much it's a great sandy beach line but it can't take the abuse of heavy rocks.
I never did get to the leaders I tied with the Tritanium.Maybe that's a good thing.Really don't like to take chances with leaders.

I'll give the Elite and Siege lines a try with schoolies in the spring.If I don't like it I won't use it again and go back to the Hybrid and BackCountry.

I've found line to be one those components you gotta try for yourself.Sometimes the results are great other times not so great.
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Old 12-04-2005, 07:48 PM   #4
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ande back country 20# conventional-best yet for me
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Old 12-04-2005, 07:50 PM   #5
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50 lb Cortland master braid
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Old 12-06-2005, 10:16 AM   #6
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thx every one
anyone know a source for backcountry in RI?
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Old 12-06-2005, 11:00 AM   #7
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anyone know a source for backcountry in RI?

i used to get mine at quaker lane b&t. try pete at the edge in newport
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