Ever since the news of Rapala VMC acquiring Sufix, it seemed like it was about to be a 1-stop fishing tackle mega-brand with its finger on rods, reels, lures, optics, apparel and now lines.
Long before Sufix was an established line company, I had been fishing with their mono range and I must say they were pretty good and value for money. In those days, braid was super expensive and when they released the Matrix Pro in economic spools, it was one of the more affordable braids out there. I was a student then and money was hard to come by.
Fast forward 10 years down the road where braid and lines are made more affordable with the advent of newer technologies and materials. So it doesn't take much to know that I was truly pleased to check out some of the new Sufix products that landed on my doorstep one day.
Items:
Sufix Tru-Braid
Sufix Performance Braid
Sufix 100% Fluorocarbon
The Tru-Braids use 2nd generation Dyneema fiber and is supposed to have pretty good knot strength and from the packing datasheet, also features Corona Fusion Coloring Technology TM that ensures colour intensity and retention are to the max. It comes in 5 colours: blue, yellow, light blue, red and orange, each marked every 10m length. Perfect for jigging as you'd know the depth of the water column where you want to present your jig.
Performance Braid, easily recognizable from the hi-vis yellow colour, is the next generation of microfilament line. Like Tru-Braid, it utilizes Digital Y6 braiding technology to produce a small diameter line that is long casting, quiet and strong on knot strength. Feels pretty nice and after a full on jigging trip, the colour retention on the line was pretty good - the bright yellow still looked bright and certainly was a lot quieter when line whizzed out through the guides.
Haven't had a good chance to use the fluorocarbons yet but from the feel, it was pretty hard and seemed to have a high abrasion resistance.
Pretty lines, pretty lines...
Lure angler's companion in the pouch
Sufix Tru Braid (L) & Sufix Performance Braid (R)
Made with Digital Y6 braiding process, supposedly to produce a thinner and quieter line
High vis yellow
Multi colours for the Tru-Braid - perfect for jigging
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Where can i get the Sufix Performance 80lb 300 yard hi-vis yellow in KL ? Most tackle shops don't have stock and tell me that it's difficult for them to get stock
ReplyDeleteHello there! The Sufix Performance Braid 80lb doesnt come in 300yd spools but 600yd spools are available. Which tackle shop do you normally frequent? We can link them up to order for you if you'd like
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