Decades of Loyalty, Extremely Disappointing Experience
I have used Berkley Trilene almost exclusively for decades and never had a reason to question the product until now.
This spring I purchased a bulk spool of Trilene XL 6 lb green and respooled six rods. During our first fishing weekend, the line repeatedly broke and resulted in the loss of six Rapalas worth approximately $60. After the repeated failures, I tested the line myself and found it breaking with surprisingly little force. I switched two rods back to leftover 6 lb Trilene from the previous year with no issues, and later replaced all six rods with new 8 lb Trilene, again with no issues.
What makes this experience especially disappointing is Berkley's response. I documented what happened, spent considerable time corresponding with customer service, and even made a separate trip back to Fleet Farm to obtain a reprinted receipt at Berkley's request. Despite my decades of loyalty to their product, Berkley refused to provide any consideration for the six lures lost as a result of the line failures.
I'm not someone who normally writes negative reviews, but after the failed line, approximately $60 in lost tackle, a negatively impacted family fishing weekend, and the frustrating customer-service experience that followed, I expected considerably more from Berkley.
After decades of trusting Trilene, this experience has seriously changed my opinion of both the product and the company standing behind it.
28 maj 2026
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