Sufix Elite and Skips Glow jigs

[GRIZZ]

I went out last night and tried Skips glow jigs at one of my night time walleye holes. They didn't want the glow jigs, but I had a couple hits from smaller fish. The problem is that when the walleyes are in like that the panfish head for cover, so I got 7 walleyes and a 27 inch northern on twisters and swimbaits.

A couple impressions - 1. these jigs hold a glow charge longer than any I have ever used. I had both jigs on a couple poles and quit using one for about 45 minutes. The jig on the unused jig stayed glowing for over an hour. 2. I have never been a big fan of maribou. I prefer hair jigs. The maribou bunches up when its wet and really doesn't do much to attract the fish when its in the water. I'm going to hit some crappie holes and try em again tonight.

Its too bad the walleyes didn't hit them, but the walleyes at this spot tend to want natural colored baits and retreat from light at night. Just from my impressions from fishing with them I think they would hold up. Very well made jigs and definitely the best glow head and body setup I've ever used.

Secondly, the Gamma line on both my main rods I spooled a year and a half ago was finally showing its age and I stripped them both and loaded up some Sufix Elite on both reels I was given to test. 4lb and 6lb test. First impressions are that its very much like Trilene XL. Far more stretch than Gamma and Sufix Promix. Definately noticed that I couldn't feel the strikes as quickly with all the stretch, and the line really stretches a long way when I'm pulling a snag free. Thats not a feature I like. I prefer low stretch lines. Something else I don't like is that the line doesn't have the knot strength of Gamma and Promix and when the line is scratched its just as fragile as Trilene. I didn't notice the coileyness so many people have mentioned when using elite. I found it to be fairly limp, but not as limp as Gamma. After using it one night, catching several fish and pulling a few snags free and losing some jigs to snags I have found it to be nearly identical to Trilene XL. A line that is totally outmatched by both Gamma and Promix. I will keep using it for a while and see if my impressions change, but I doubt I will use it all year. I will probably strip them and test Berkley Maxx or Fireline Crystal. If anyone out there has some extra Fireline crystal in 2 - 8 lb test and would like my opinions on it PM me. That stuff is expensive, and I'm not so rich that I want to toss $60 bucks into a line test. :D