Monofilament vs Berkley Trilene Big Game 1/4 lb. Fishing Line: which is safer?
Ande Monofilament is the clear pick. Berkley Trilene Big Game 1/4 lb. Fishing Line 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
Trilene
Berkley Trilene Big Game 1/4 lb. Fishing Line
PFAS grade
Poor 40/100
Overall grade
Bad 22/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
monofilament nylon with undisclosed water-resistant coating
Confidence
45%
PossiblePFAS in water-resistant coating
ReportedPhysical entanglement and wildlife harm
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from degraded line
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Microplastic shedding during use on the Ande and not on the Trilene.
- We flag PFAS in water-resistant coating, Physical entanglement and wildlife harm and Microplastic shedding from degraded line on the Trilene and not on the Ande.
- The Ande is Monofilament nylon fishing line where the Trilene is monofilament nylon with undisclosed water-resistant coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Ande is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Trilene grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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