Thread: best line for panfish rods

I use Stren,Trilene XL in clear clear blue and green and Mr Crappie in camo.
Had some cabelas Proline in rootbeer brown and liked it but they quit making it.

I got hooked on a log and pulled it clean out the water,my buddy said what kind of line was that, as it was so thin and invisable in the water. I told him it was Tectan 5.7lbs. "I've got to get me some of that" he said, I bought it at cabela's, Now they have stopped selling it because there is no distributor here in the USA. I first read about this line in Fish, Fur, and Game mag. 20 yrs. ago and been using it ever since. I got some off ebay last week,and I plan on having some sent from Germany where the plant is. Belive me I like to cried when cabela's stop selling this line and from what I've read in thier forums a lot, I mean a lot of others are crying too.

i use trilene 99% of the time

Originally Posted by criscokid

I got hooked on a log and pulled it clean out the water,my buddy said what kind of line was that, as it was so thin and invisable in the water. I told him it was Tectan 5.7lbs. "I've got to get me some of that" he said, I bought it at cabela's, Now they have stopped selling it because there is no distributor here in the USA. I first read about this line in Fish, Fur, and Game mag. 20 yrs. ago and been using it ever since. I got some off ebay last week,and I plan on having some sent from Germany where the plant is. Belive me I like to cried when cabela's stop selling this line and from what I've read in thier forums a lot, I mean a lot of others are crying too.

Personally, i dont think tearing up a brushpile to save a .50 cent jig is worth it. I break it off and just tie another on. Only takes a minute. Maybe even use soft wire hooks. Just my point of view. I use 4lb stren clear.

I'm in agreement with the crisco kid.Up until last year I've been using trilene and it's still a very good line.When I started working for Cabelas last year I kept hearing about how great Tectan line is,gave it a try and loved it.It's super strong with a lower daiameter compared to trilene and stren and has low memory and casts fantastic.When I found out Cabelas was not going to carry it and clearanced it off I bought every spool they had so I'm stocked up for awhile.I've seen it on ebay sometimes so I'd check there for starters.Defintely the best mono out there,I'm not big on the braided lines,especially fishing for panfish.To me,braids are more for bass fishing.

been using 4# trilene xl for crappie and bluegill for a long time. never had any issues at all.

Originally Posted by chaunc

Personally, i dont think tearing up a brushpile to save a .50 cent jig is worth it. I break it off and just tie another on. Only takes a minute. Maybe even use soft wire hooks. Just my point of view. I use 4lb stren clear.

chaunc you act as if I kept the log, I put it back down where it was. And JUNGLEJIMJIGS I hope you enjoy your tectan I will let you know if I can get some more,also the spools on ebay are a good deal $5.00 for a large spool,the store is up in Mich.

Originally Posted by criscokid

chaunc you act as if I kept the log, I put it back down where it was. And JUNGLEJIMJIGS I hope you enjoy your tectan I will let you know if I can get some more,also the spools on ebay are a good deal $5.00 for a large spool,the store is up in Mich.

:D:D:D Kept the log. :D:D:D Thats a good one. :D:D:D