Got some questions about the new FX2 braid at the banquet and thought I would share some of the reasons why this line is superior to others. I need to thank Pete LeBaron for gathering much of this info directly from Sunline.

I tested the 80# line from early fall through ice up last season, more than enough hours on the water to understand what I had. I have used the rest and it doesn’t take long to recognize when you have something that no one else has come close to producing. In my opinion the reason the FX2 is so much better is because Sunline, with all their lines, is ahead of the competition when it comes to construction. The tolerances are better, the building process is better and their R&D seems to be light years ahead.

What makes the FX2 superior:
– Controlling the crystallization of the micro strands
– More uniform and tight bundling of polymer chains making a primary strand that is more dense
– High level of quality control sorting and eliminating imperfect strands
– With a more dense primary strand the braid can be weaved under higher tension
– Higher tension creates a tighter weave than the competition
– A tighter weave creates a round braid that doesn’t flatten like all other braids
– A tighter weave with less void spaces doesn’t pick up water like other braids
– Other braids attempt to use a coating to fill voids and this, as we all know, wears off quickly
– The tighter, nearly void free, braid creates a higher tensile strength at a thinner diameter

The line is available in green and a green/blue camo. I've asked that they produce a line for muskie anglers that is white, we may see that this season. There have also been requests from the bass guys that use this for flippin for a white line.