Does Maxima fishing line have PFAS?
Maxima fishing line averages 78 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 5 Maxima fishing line products graded as of October 2026, above the 74 out of 100 median for the 13 other fishing line brands graded alongside it.
Maxima fishing line averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 4 of the 5 we graded are worth buying. That is above 69% of the fishing line brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
Maxima fishing line worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
Maxima
Clear Monofilament Fishing Line
- Monofilament nylon fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding, Degraded or broken monofilament fragments persist in aquatic environments and…
Maxima
Ultragreen Service Spool
- Braided nylon fishing line or spool material
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastics, Braided nylon may shed microscopic fibers during use or weathering, particularly if the line…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Maxima
Clear Leader
- Monofilament fluorocarbon fishing leader line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Fluorocarbon fishing leaders by definition contain fluorine; most legacy fluorocarbon resins are…
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Maxima
Ultragreen Line
- Fishing line, likely nylon or copolymer
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Nylon degradation and microparticle release, Nylon monofilament degrades under UV and mechanical stress…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Maxima
Chameleon Fishing Line
- Nylon monofilament with proprietary coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, The proprietary coating is not chemically described in product literature or safety data. Fishing-line…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Better fishing line from other brands
Graded higher than the Maxima average of 78.
Ande
Monofilament
- Monofilament nylon fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding during use
Ande
Premium Monofilament (Bulk) 100LB BY THE YARD
- Monofilament nylon fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic fragmentation
Ande
Premium Green 1/4 Spool
- Monofilament nylon fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- UV degradation and polymer brittleness
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
The same question, asked of the other fishing line brands
Best average grade first. Maxima averages 78.
See every Maxima product we grade on the Maxima brand page, or the full fishing line ranking.