TRILENE BIG GAME vs PowerPro Power Pro Braided Line: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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
Shimano
PowerPro Power Pro Braided Line
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Braided polyethylene/nylon fishing line
Confidence
72%
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during use
PossibleThermal fume release (misuse)
PossibleNylon degradation products (if nylon-blended)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag UV degradation and embrittlement and Microplastic release during use on the Berkley and not on the Shimano.
- We flag Microplastic shedding during use, Thermal fume release (misuse), Nylon degradation products (if nylon-blended) and Ingestion/choking hazard (non-chemical) on the Shimano and not on the Berkley.
- The Berkley is monofilament nylon fishing line where the Shimano is Braided polyethylene/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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