Does Ugly Stik fishing line have PFAS?
Ugly Stik fishing line averages 85 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Ugly Stik fishing line products graded as of October 2026, above the 75 out of 100 median for the 14 other fishing line brands graded alongside it.
Ugly Stik fishing line averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 7 of the 7 we graded are worth buying. That is above 89% 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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The same question, asked of the other fishing line brands
Best average grade first. Ugly Stik averages 85.
See every Ugly Stik product we grade on the Ugly Stik brand page, or the full fishing line ranking.