Monofilament vs Berkley FireLine: which is safer?
Ande Monofilament is the clear pick. Berkley FireLine carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Ande
Monofilament
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 81/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Monofilament nylon fishing line
Confidence
72%
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during use
Berkley FireLine
Berkley FireLine
PFAS grade
Poor 30/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Braided Teflon-family coating composite fishing line
Confidence
68%
LikelyTeflon-family coating environmental persistence
PossibleUndisclosed PFAS additives
ReportedMicrofiber shedding during use and storage
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Microplastic shedding during use on the Ande and not on the Berkley FireLine.
- We flag Fluoropolymer environmental persistence, Undisclosed PFAS additives and Microfiber shedding during use and storage on the Berkley FireLine and not on the Ande.
- The Ande is Monofilament nylon fishing line where the Berkley FireLine is Braided fluoropolymer composite fishing line, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 55 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Ande is the one to buy.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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