TRILENE BIG GAME vs Advance Fluorocarbon: which is safer?
BERKLEY TRILENE BIG GAME is the clear pick. Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Berkley
TRILENE BIG GAME
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyUV degradation and embrittlement
PossibleMicroplastic release during use
Sufix
Advance Fluorocarbon
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in Teflon-family coating structure and processing aids
PossibleMicroplastic shedding during use
ReportedAdditive leaching (plasticizers, UV absorbers, colorants)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag UV degradation and embrittlement and Microplastic release during use on the Berkley and not on the Sufix.
- We flag PFAS in fluoropolymer structure and processing aids, Microplastic shedding during use, Additive leaching (plasticizers, UV absorbers, colorants) and Polymer off-gassing under heat or UV on the Sufix and not on the Berkley.
- The Berkley is monofilament nylon fishing line where the Sufix is Fluorocarbon monofilament 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 Berkley is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Sufix grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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