TRILENE BIG GAME vs Elite Line: which is safer?
Sufix Elite Line is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
Sufix
Elite Line
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Monofilament nylon fishing line
Confidence
65%
PossibleUV degradation byproducts
ReportedEnvironmental persistence as litter
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 UV degradation byproducts and Environmental persistence as litter on the Sufix and not on the Berkley.
- The Berkley is monofilament nylon fishing line where the Sufix 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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