I mostly use maxima line for steelhead and salmon fishing but recently started to use izorline. I really like the strength of izorline but i notice that it tends to frey alot easier than maxima. Does anyone have the same problem? I went back to maxima and have not lost a fish since! Coincidence????? Who Knows

I also use both maxima and izorline, but I tend to like the maxima a lot more for the same reason. It just frays to easy and stretches to much. I actually prefer Berkley's Big Game over izorline. I use the green color in the winter and the smoke in the summer, never tried the smoke in the winter, but I'm sure it would be an alright mono for the winter. Never done me wrong!!!

Baitcaster, spinning reel. Maxima, Izor. Respectively.

Why mess
with anything less
than the very best?

Maxima UG all the way!

Ain't nothin' better than Maxima UG, so I ain't even gunna bother with that there other line! He he he.

However, FLOUROCARBON for LEADER...now that's something that at times I like even better than my beloved Maxima UG.

haven't lost a single fish on izorline yet...it's great line

i'm pretty much a maxima convert. big 5 had 1/4lb spools of izorline platinum for a while(seems like a 1 time stocking) for 9.99 each. i think i got something like 2000 yards of 12lb for the price of a 1 shot spool of maxima

I have also had good luck with Izor, I cant tell much difference myself exept the price

Tried many different lines except Izorline. Always came back to Maxima UG.

Along the same thread (non pun intended) I have tried florocarbon leaders they seem to be a denser material. Instead of snagging my slinky I was losing alot of hooks. Anyone else have this experience?

Regards IB

izorlinel is my favorite mainline, maxima UG is my favorite leader material, never had a problem with either

I have heard that Seguiar florocarbon is the best way to go for leader material even though it has hardly any stretch because it is so abrasive tough.

Yellow Izor with a little mucelin on it so it floats. Use it on my cold weather float reel. Braid gets too nasty in freezing weather. Use UG for leaders most of the time. If the waters air clear then its Seaguar Fluerocarbon for the leaders.

Alway's izorline for main and maxima for the leader. Have never had a problem with izor I think you can't get any better.

I picked up a spool of maxima ultra green the other day ( I always use chameleon) when I opened the package the line started falling off the spool like twisted line on a spinning reel it looked kind of shiny to me and had a hard kind of plastic feel to it could it of been a bad spool?
I tried izorline twice no abrasion resistance wont work for where I fish.

Izor for mainline and leader. I think they call it the Platinum green?

I have found that 8 and 10# izor leader isnt nearly as strong as 8 and 10# Max UG as leader. BUT...12# Izor has unbelievable strength. If you use 12# Izor main and 8 or 10# Max UG leader you have a setup that can turn some Heads'

However, both are relatively high memory line, meaning they can coil on a spinning outfit if not matched with the right weight or lure. A great low memory, abrasion resistant, smooth casting mainline is Berkley Big Game. Match big game with Max or Izor leader and you can turn about any fish you want without help from braided or flouricarbon.

mcCoy is another no memory line, used to use that but bay st outfitters spools ya up with izor for a few bucks so I did the switch

izorline 12lb, maxima 10 & 12lb leaders.

You can't beat it.

Elkman

for spinin reels IZOR spoons spinners
castin reels IZOR or big game if over 12# test
floats power pro main and seagur for leader all the way
for boondoggin leaders XL IMHO FISHON

Izor High Vis 10# Main - Maxima UG 8# leader,
Works awsome for me.

Spinning reels...........Izor

Level winds..............Maxima U.G.

I have used both izor and ultragreen. I prefer ultragreen because it doesn't wear out as fast as izor. I have found that izorline becomes quite a bit weeker after multiple uses, but UG holds its rigidity very well.

I would use ande premium over both on a baitcaster. This stuff is limp, stong as hell and way cheaper than maxima. UG is almost all I use for leaders though.
Chrome

I'll jump on that bandwagon....for doggin Izorline 10# main line and Maxima UG 8# leaders


Bob...."istilldon'twanttobeahuskie"

Maxima 10# for mainline and leader. I use big game in the salt and for springers.

I have a chance to pick up 2800 (+/-) yds. of 12 lb, MAXIMA CHAMELEON for about $25.00.

I have been fishing with Power Pro this year, and haven't ever used Maxima. Does this sound like a good bargain?

TIA..!

Mike

Winter steelhead lines.

Drift fishing:
Izor Hi-vis 12# mainline
Maxima Chameleon (sometimes UG) 8-12# leaders

Spoons or Floats:
PowerPro 30#
UG 8-12# tippet

Plugs:
either
12# Izor Hi-Vis (drift and plug rod) or
10# Maxima Fibre Glow (plug only rod)
with a Cham 8# or UG 10# tippet in low clear water.

My freind calls it OBG line. (old blind guy) izore green great qualities,cheap, and I seem to now lose much less gear now that I can see my line ALL THE TIME. After 20 years of the best by test I'm coverted.

I tend to go with Danielson...

1. 1800 yds. for $1.99
2. Bright blue for easy visibility
3. 12 lb. test is as thick as Izor's 30#, for easy visibility
3. The stiff coils that stay in the line when I cast are automatic "mends" for float fishing
4. It doubles as a tow rope if my truck gets stuck, or if I need to walk a boat down
5. People think I'm a cracker when they see me fishing with it, so they tend to stay far away

If I can't find Danielson, I tend to pretty much go with Maxima, but only if I have to, and I don't tell people when I do.

Fish on...

Todd

Fished Maxima Chameleon for over 30 years. Tried others, but alway went back to Maxima. 2 years ago, I discovered Izorline, and will never go back. Now it's the high viz, and these older eyes can see the line again. The high viz, didn't seem to bother the very clear water, summer run fishing, as there were many double digit days. Maxima UG for leader material though.

If ya take out the micrometer, you will find 10# Izorline is .001" smaller than 10# Maxiama, and same difference for the other lb test for each. Izorline is really very strong for line dia, compared to Maxima. I found I had to use the double clinch knot for 100% strength at the swivel as all other knots were not as strong for me during testing. I sorta like the price as well.
Catarafter

Mike B-
That is a damn good deal! Go for it. If you ever get a wild hair pick up a spool of ande premium
green or hi vis, 5 to 6 bucks for 12lb- 500 yds. This stuff rocks!

I used Maxima in the past until I found a line called SUFFIX. I have compared it to both Izor and Maxima and it is far better hands down. I have seen independent testing on it verses other top brands (Izor and Maxima included) and it is stronger with abrasion resistance up to 20 times better than other mono lines. It is inexpensive but I guarantee if you buy a spool of Suffix Tritanium you will never go back to any other mono. I now use Powerpro (braided spectra) as my my main and Suffix Tritanium as my leader. What a combo. If you are a pure mono fisher, then try a spool of Suffix and you will see what I mean.

Plug rod (Bait caster)
12lb main hi-vis izor / 12lb UG leader
Boondoogin (Spinning)
10lb hi-vis izor / 8lb UG leader
Bait casting rod
10lb UG main / 10lb UG leader
Bobber rod (Bait caster)
30lb power pro / 10lb UG leader
Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

i know a guy who swears by that sufix stuff. seems like pretty good line, but the only place around here that carries it is tumwater sports and i don't feel like paying 10 bucks for 200 yards of line

i heard rumor that izor and sufix are made by the same company, but who knows

i caught the majority of my summer runs this year on 8lb izor, i'm sold on it

For all you maxima freaks, something new around the corner. Maxima flourocarbon. I tested some and loved it. Should be on the market in the next month or so. Now you can have the same quality as a main line and leader! You love it as much as I do.

~steelymann~