The New “KING” of Fishing Lines, SUFIX

By Ron “Gunner” Kaluger Jr

After 32 years of fishing, I have used every possible line I could have tried, from seventy-five cents on sale to $24 spools.  All the different brands, styles, pound test, you name it!  For the longest time I was a Stren man, then around the late 1980’s I became a dedicated Trilene man, and remained one until 2005.

That is when I bought my first spool of Sufix at Dick’s Sporting Goods here in Ohio.  I had seen in an ad where it was claiming to be fifteen times stronger than other lines, so I thought I would give it a try.  I can honesty say I am not sure if fifteen times stronger is correct, but stronger…oh yeah!  In a few cases fifteen times stronger may be on the conservative side, because more like thirty times stronger may be closer to the truth!

So I bought more and used it, and told and showed all my fishing friends this line.  I since have replaced all my reels now with different pound test, colors, and styles of Sufix line.  I matched the line and reel to the species of fishing it will be doing.  I am still so impressed with this line that every time I go out fishing I constantly promote Sufix to anyone that will listen to me.

Now, in February of 2006 Sufix became one of our sponsors, so you might say, “Of course he is promoting them.”  But see, I also promoted them when I was buying their line like everyone else, I believe in it that much!  The strength never stops surprising me.  I even converted a big time muskie fisherman that swore on his Trilene line.  I gave him a spool of Sufix and told him to try it, just to trust me on this.  He happened to be working for a boat dealer at the 2006 Tracy Byrd Outdoor Expo in Kentucky and I was there doing a couple seminars.  Well, he now is a believer…and, better yet, has been making others in his fishing world and radio show believers also, after he gives his reports on how it is working for him.  Also, to go with this, Cleveland Pete (a RFWG team member) had his own Sufix power experience the other day which also converted a buddy that was fishing with him (another Trilene man). 

Pete has been using Sufix since they became a sponsor and was a believer after his first time out with it.  He had gotten a snag in an earlier trip on 10-pound test, and pulled his knot out instead of breaking the line.  This day, he had 20-pound Sufix Elite on his Okuma baitcaster (another fine sponsor of Reel Fishing with Gunner) and fought for 42 minutes to reel in what he thought was going to be a 100-pound flathead catfish.  So, in the Ohio River with a strong current, and after 42 minutes, he finally pulls in a 60-foot water logged, grease and grime covered 3-inch think barge tieoff rope that weighed in at 129 pounds….  Folks, he did it with 20-pound Sufix Elite!  The fishing partner with him immediately started to take the Trilene 30-pound test off his reel, since he had a snag in the same area earlier and broke his line trying to reel it in!

Pete went to the car and got him fixed up with 20-pound Sufix for his reel, and he stated that he WILL be replacing all of his reels with Sufix and spreading the word to everyone he knows!

Here are a few photos of the barge rope and the neon Sufix Elite line that brought it in!

Look closely and you can see the chartreuse color of the line in both.  For example, look at the difference in the diameter of the Sufix line to the rope!

Fact is, while fishing the river on the bottom for flatheads. you can snag many times, and since I have been using Sufix I have either broke off the just the hook or brought in what I was snagged on, as opposed to my line breaking almost every time when I tried that with the other brands.  I truly believe there is not a stronger line on the market today then Sufix!

Years of fishing and lost lures, rigs, and fish should tempt you to try to find the best line around…do yourself a favor, go buy at least one spool of Sufix and give it a try, I know you will be buying more!

Hope to see you out there…!

Gunner

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