Berkley Big Game Line

gamecockbassman · 02-04-10, 10:36 PM

I was gonna get me some trilene tonight at walmart and they were out of 12 lb test and only had it in big game which I have never used before. Wondered if any of you had and how it casts and does it develop memory bad or not etc.

BigBassin144 · 02-04-10, 10:55 PM

I don't think any trilene is that great. Check out Sufix Elite mono. This line is so much better than any trilene. It's more supple, has less memory, and just performs better. I do believe you can get it at some walmarts too.

BB

gamecockbassman · 02-04-10, 11:04 PM

Trilene is my favorite and that suffix stuff is kinda pricey lol.

BassinNC · 02-05-10, 09:18 AM

I have always used trilene but have been wanting to try some suffix hear lately.

rrw4258 · 02-05-10, 09:43 AM

I use Berkley Big Game line almost religously... The line is tough, and cast great on a baitcaster. I would never use the line on a spinning reel though, it has a larger amount of memory than some other lines but when treated with KVD Line and Lure Conditoner it makes the line so much more manageable.

Ryan

NTW · 02-05-10, 11:43 AM

Big Game is great stuff! I use it for mono applications and it's cheap enough to use as backer for braid.

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Originally Posted by rrw4258

I use Berkley Big Game line almost religously... The line is tough, and cast great on a baitcaster. I would never use the line on a spinning reel though, it has a larger amount of memory than some other lines but when treated with KVD Line and Lure Conditoner it makes the line so much more manageable.

Ryan

WaffleJaw · 02-05-10, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

I don't think any trilene is that great. Check out Sufix Elite mono. This line is so much better than any trilene. It's more supple, has less memory, and just performs better. I do believe you can get it at some walmarts too.

BB

Im with BB on this..I used Trilene XT for the longest time...I like it ok...I switched to Suffix Siege after a friend recommended it,and I couldnt believe how much difference it made....I plan on trying the Elite soon,since the Siege is more abrasive resistant,so hopefully the Elite will be even smoother!

Jim80 · 02-05-10, 01:10 PM

I used big game mono for a while and it is tough as nails and hard to beat for the price , although like BB said the suffix line isn't bad either .

Jim

CamG · 02-05-10, 02:18 PM

Big Game is a great, cheap line. Tough as nails!

Raul · 02-05-10, 03:44 PM

Trilene Big Game user here for more than two decades, lines have come and gone in my reels, the only one that still remains is Big Game.

bassinbob · 02-05-10, 05:19 PM

Tried it last year for shallow cranks. I had no problems with it.

Bassboss · 02-05-10, 06:11 PM

Pift! It really depends on what formula it is. They change it every year or what ever so it's really hard to get an accurate review on it! I got some a while ago and hated the stuff, it casts well and all, but it was VERY, VERY stretchy! I say stay away from the stuff, just get Berkeley XT or XL if you want a good cheep mono.

sac · 02-05-10, 06:33 PM

I've only used to back up baid, but I have a buddy that uses and love it. Give it a try, it's not going to put you back very much $$$ lol

WTL · 02-05-10, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassboss

Pift! It really depends on what formula it is. They change it every year or what ever so it's really hard to get an accurate review on it! I got some a while ago and hated the stuff, it casts well and all, but it was VERY, VERY stretchy! I say stay away from the stuff, just get Berkeley XT or XL if you want a good cheep mono.

Either you are confused about the line you were using or got a real bad batch...stretchy is not ever a word that I would use to describe big game.

bamabassman · 02-05-10, 07:59 PM

I use big game. Haven't really had a problem with it. I also use cajun red line. No problem with it either. Just got a spool of ande mono, gonna try it too. Got some 8 pound from zooker last year at kentucky lake. The test i got this year is 12, Thinking it will be better for my cranks and spinners. We'll see...............

TN_Bassin · 02-05-10, 08:08 PM

I use big game on just about every rod I have, and the only bad thing I can say about it is that it has a very long memory. It's pretty cheap and I doubt I've ever had a problem with it not being abrasion resistant. At 8 bucks for a spool of around 1200yds, it really doesn't dissapoint. I would say you should give it a try and decide for yourself whether or not you like it.

bamabassman · 02-05-10, 11:09 PM

TN Bassin, i cured my "memory" problem witht big game by applying kvd line conditioner.

MeanMouth · 02-06-10, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

I don't think any trilene is that great. Check out Sufix Elite mono. This line is so much better than any trilene. It's more supple, has less memory, and just performs better. I do believe you can get it at some walmarts too.

BB

I have fully switched to Sufix Elite Mono, 10 pound test and I have urged any "mono" fan to give it a try.

Virtually no memory, and the line continues to impress me around cover. I thought I was going to lose a couple big dollar lures last year, but they're still in the tackle box.

+1 for the Sufix Elite

screwballl · 02-06-10, 01:20 AM

After using the Pline CX copoly for the past year or so, that is my primary line for almost everything now... it floats well enough for top waters, it handles deep drops very well... the only exception is heavy vegetation when I use the power pro green braid, usually 10-12 lb test.

I tend to keep it closer to the weight of the heaviest fish that I might catch. One of the latest Bassmaster magazine articles reporting on fishing in Japan showed that they were using 2-6 pound test, even for the larger 10+ pound bass.

gamecockbassman · 02-06-10, 02:41 PM

I may give it a try and see. I used cajun red last year in the 12 lb and it worked well the 17 lb was not good though. may try cajun on reel and big game on another and see how they compare. thanks for all the advice guys.

sweet beaver · 02-06-10, 04:28 PM

I've had less problems and better luck with Trilene xl and xt than any line I have used,and I have spent several dollars trying em. In the end it is hard to beat.I will never be made to believe that the flourocarbon is nothing more than a money racket. Lots of pros going back to mono,you will see it more and more.

Backwater Charlie · 02-06-10, 06:13 PM

Berkley Big Game is THE all-time best line for catfish. There is no catfisherman on earth that hasn't tried Berkley Big Game, and 95% of them love it. As a bass line, it's okay. I have some 12lb Big Game in the green color. I don't like the green color or I would use it more often. Clear Big Game is great though.

Big Game is much stronger than XL or XT, but XL and XT cast much better. It works fine for baitcasters though.

BeaverIslander · 02-08-10, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

I don't think any trilene is that great. Check out Sufix Elite mono. This line is so much better than any trilene. It's more supple, has less memory, and just performs better. I do believe you can get it at some walmarts too.

BB

+1 for Suffix Elite. I really like this stuff. Comparable to Trilene XL, limp and castable. It's the opposite side of the Trilene spectrum to Big Game line. Big game has more abrasion resistance than XT, which has more than XL. Big Game has the most memory and least castability. XT is the middle of the road.

Rebbasser · 02-09-10, 12:33 AM

Not a bad line. Plus, it is inexpensive so if you don't like it you are not out a lot of $.

Jrob78 · 02-09-10, 03:48 AM

I had a new reel spooled up for free with Big Game once, I didn't like it at all. It seems like it had alot of memory for mono. It was a few years ago so I don't remember all the details but I do remember I didn't keep it on my reel for very long. In my opinion Suffix Elite is pretty tough to beat when it comes to mono.

02-04-10, 10:36 PM	#1
gamecockbassman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18	Berkley Big Game Line I was gonna get me some trilene tonight at walmart and they were out of 12 lb test and only had it in big game which I have never used before. Wondered if any of you had and how it casts and does it develop memory bad or not etc.

02-04-10, 10:55 PM	#2
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	I don't think any trilene is that great. Check out Sufix Elite mono. This line is so much better than any trilene. It's more supple, has less memory, and just performs better. I do believe you can get it at some walmarts too. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-05-10, 09:18 AM	#4
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	I have always used trilene but have been wanting to try some suffix hear lately. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

02-05-10, 09:43 AM	#5
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	I use Berkley Big Game line almost religously... The line is tough, and cast great on a baitcaster. I would never use the line on a spinning reel though, it has a larger amount of memory than some other lines but when treated with KVD Line and Lure Conditoner it makes the line so much more manageable. Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

02-05-10, 01:10 PM	#8
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	I used big game mono for a while and it is tough as nails and hard to beat for the price , although like BB said the suffix line isn't bad either . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

02-04-10, 11:04 PM	#3
gamecockbassman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18	Trilene is my favorite and that suffix stuff is kinda pricey lol.

02-05-10, 02:18 PM	#9
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Big Game is a great, cheap line. Tough as nails!

02-05-10, 03:44 PM	#10
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	Trilene Big Game user here for more than two decades, lines have come and gone in my reels, the only one that still remains is Big Game.

02-05-10, 05:19 PM	#11
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Tried it last year for shallow cranks. I had no problems with it. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

02-05-10, 06:11 PM	#12
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Pift! It really depends on what formula it is. They change it every year or what ever so it's really hard to get an accurate review on it! I got some a while ago and hated the stuff, it casts well and all, but it was VERY, VERY stretchy! I say stay away from the stuff, just get Berkeley XT or XL if you want a good cheep mono. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

02-05-10, 06:33 PM	#13
sac BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Punta Gorda FL Posts: 290	I've only used to back up baid, but I have a buddy that uses and love it. Give it a try, it's not going to put you back very much $$$ lol

02-05-10, 07:59 PM	#15
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	I use big game. Haven't really had a problem with it. I also use cajun red line. No problem with it either. Just got a spool of ande mono, gonna try it too. Got some 8 pound from zooker last year at kentucky lake. The test i got this year is 12, Thinking it will be better for my cranks and spinners. We'll see............... __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-05-10, 08:08 PM	#16
TN_Bassin BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bon Aqua,TN Posts: 1,013	I use big game on just about every rod I have, and the only bad thing I can say about it is that it has a very long memory. It's pretty cheap and I doubt I've ever had a problem with it not being abrasion resistant. At 8 bucks for a spool of around 1200yds, it really doesn't dissapoint. I would say you should give it a try and decide for yourself whether or not you like it. __________________ Other anglers are tough, but the fish are the real competition.

02-05-10, 11:09 PM	#17
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	TN Bassin, i cured my "memory" problem witht big game by applying kvd line conditioner. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-06-10, 01:20 AM	#19
screwballl BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NWFL Posts: 654	After using the Pline CX copoly for the past year or so, that is my primary line for almost everything now... it floats well enough for top waters, it handles deep drops very well... the only exception is heavy vegetation when I use the power pro green braid, usually 10-12 lb test. I tend to keep it closer to the weight of the heaviest fish that I might catch. One of the latest Bassmaster magazine articles reporting on fishing in Japan showed that they were using 2-6 pound test, even for the larger 10+ pound bass.

02-06-10, 02:41 PM	#20
gamecockbassman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18	I may give it a try and see. I used cajun red last year in the 12 lb and it worked well the 17 lb was not good though. may try cajun on reel and big game on another and see how they compare. thanks for all the advice guys.

02-06-10, 04:28 PM	#21
sweet beaver BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2	I've had less problems and better luck with Trilene xl and xt than any line I have used,and I have spent several dollars trying em. In the end it is hard to beat.I will never be made to believe that the flourocarbon is nothing more than a money racket. Lots of pros going back to mono,you will see it more and more.

02-06-10, 06:13 PM	#22
Backwater Charlie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Littcarr, KY Posts: 299	Berkley Big Game is THE all-time best line for catfish. There is no catfisherman on earth that hasn't tried Berkley Big Game, and 95% of them love it. As a bass line, it's okay. I have some 12lb Big Game in the green color. I don't like the green color or I would use it more often. Clear Big Game is great though. Big Game is much stronger than XL or XT, but XL and XT cast much better. It works fine for baitcasters though. __________________ It was THIS BIG <---------------------------->

02-09-10, 12:33 AM	#24
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Not a bad line. Plus, it is inexpensive so if you don't like it you are not out a lot of $. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-09-10, 03:48 AM	#25
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	I had a new reel spooled up for free with Big Game once, I didn't like it at all. It seems like it had alot of memory for mono. It was a few years ago so I don't remember all the details but I do remember I didn't keep it on my reel for very long. In my opinion Suffix Elite is pretty tough to beat when it comes to mono.

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