Excel Monofilament Line vs TRILENE BIG GAME: which is safer?
Bass Pro Shops Excel Monofilament Line is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Bass Pro Shops
Excel Monofilament Line
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Nylon monofilament fishing line
Confidence
68%
PossibleHeavy metal contaminants in polymer resin
ReportedEnvironmental persistence and wildlife hazard
PossibleThermal degradation if mishandled
Berkley
TRILENE BIG GAME
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
monofilament nylon fishing line
Confidence
72%
LikelyUV degradation and embrittlement
PossibleMicroplastic release during use
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metal contaminants in polymer resin, Environmental persistence and wildlife hazard and Thermal degradation if mishandled on the Bass Pro Shops and not on the Berkley.
- We flag UV degradation and embrittlement and Microplastic release during use on the Berkley and not on the Bass Pro Shops.
- The Bass Pro Shops is Nylon monofilament fishing line where the Berkley is monofilament nylon fishing line, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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