Conclusion: Toray Super Braid: Overall, Toray’s Super Power Finesse BAWO Braid is an impressive product. It holds up well under varying applications but unless you’re using it for true finesse style applications, we cannot recommend the line below the fifty five pound (55lb) rating. Wind knots and break offs were just too common once the line was broken in and at thirty three dollars ($33) a spool for the thirty pound test (30lb), I expect a lot more. I really liked the tracer feature in the line to begin with, but over time it all blended into one color thanks to the non-steadfast nature of color applied to the spectra fibers. Unfortunate, but a fact of life with these types of lines.

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Daiwa Samurai Braid: Daiwa's Samurai Braid is as impressive in quality as a superline can get. Rumor has it YGK out of Japan is the OEM source for this line, but we were unable to obtain confirmation - naturally. Whatever the case, for a thin, soft, supple line, it's hard to beat Samurai Braid. Couple that with the fact this line is available in bulk spools and it's a great choice for open and deep water applications. Its inherent diameter makes it a bit harder choice for dense cover unless you move up a few ratings in breaking strength, but then of course, you lose that advantage of thinner diameter, so it's definitely a juggling act.

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Another Falcon Lake, TX fish caught on a spinnerbait fished on a fluoro leader on Samurai Braid main line.

Sufix Performance Braid: The best performing line out of the three, Sufix Performance Braid answers the call for better abrasion resistance, choice in filler spool sizes, colors, and actual on the water handling. It's not as soft and supple as the other two products, but it's soft and supple enough giving you the confidence it will hold up better in heavy cover situations. The varying number of carriers in the line itself dependent upon the pound test you purchase is the only somewhat downside to this line, but otherwise the factors above together with the fact it's the most affordable out of the three make this line the easy choice in this three way head to head battle.

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Superlines make for exhilarating hits on big baits because every fish feels like a monster when it strikes!

If superlines are your game and you're looking for something with a bit more body for better casting performance, any of these three lines will suit your needs. Moving beyond the basic four carriers in the line really adds body and increases handling characteristics with an end product that is more tightly wound and seemingly less abusive with your guides. I for one, will continue to use these products over other four carrier lines and hope to see more products with this type of refinement on the market soon.

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