Does Trilene fishing line have PFAS?
Trilene fishing line averages 54 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Trilene fishing line products graded as of October 2026, below the 75 out of 100 median for the 13 other fishing line brands graded alongside it.
Trilene fishing line averages Good on our four-band scale. 1 of the 4 we graded is worth buying. That is above 15% 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.
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- UV degradation and polymer brittleness
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Best average grade first. Trilene averages 54.
See every Trilene product we grade on the Trilene brand page, or the full fishing line ranking.