Excel Fluorocarbon Fishing Line vs Camping World Ugly Stik Complete Spinning Kit: which is safer?
Camping World Ugly Stik Complete Spinning Kit is the clear pick. Bass Pro Shops Excel Fluorocarbon Fishing Line carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Bass Pro Shops
Excel Fluorocarbon Fishing Line
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS polymer content
PossibleMicroplastic fragmentation
PossibleWater leachate during use
Our pick
Ugly Stik
Camping World Ugly Stik Complete Spinning Kit
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFiberglass splinters from rod degradation
PossiblePlastic reel microplastics from wear
PossibleBacterial growth in reel housing if wet and unmaintained
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS polymer content, Microplastic fragmentation and Water leachate during use on the Bass Pro Shops and not on the Ugly Stik.
- We flag Fiberglass splinters from rod degradation, Plastic reel microplastics from wear and Bacterial growth in reel housing if wet and unmaintained on the Ugly Stik and not on the Bass Pro Shops.
- The Bass Pro Shops is Fluorocarbon polymer fishing line where the Ugly Stik is Fiberglass rod, plastic reel, rubber grip, 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 Ugly Stik is the one to buy.
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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