BASSclary's Seaguar InvizX review. 2025

Well folks, its black friday, Im full of turkey, and there is no school! So i'll be reviewing a fan favorite today.

• Info:
  Seaguar InvizX 15# // BPS Carbonlite // Falcon Bucoo 7' H/MF // SHIMANO Crucial 7' M/XF. NO Line conditioner. Spinnerbaits, small cranks, t-rigs.
  

• Apperance: 9/10
  First off, It seems many companies have a spiffy looking package these days, and Seaguar is no slouch. The blue and yellow color scheme on the unusual, but clean cut and interesting plastic case really does something for me. Something original is always a +1 in my book. Overall, I like the color of the line, it was a nice clear color but I found in dirty, nasty water it stained, but nothing a quick rinse of the spool couldn't fix at the end of a trip.
  

• First Impressions: 9.9/10
  At the start, I had trouble trying to undo the plastic shell. Then I realized there was a tab holding the side on :. Silly me. Upon first taking the spool out, I looked for a line holding system, so my spool wouldn't come undone from its perfect lay. I was happy to see a sticker, and a line crimp to hold my line in place. I'm also a fan of the perfect winding they have, so the line never crosses. And when I pulled a yard or so off the spool, it was nice and memory free 8-)
  

• Spooling Up // First casts 9/10
  After taking the line out of the package and admiring its design, it was spool up time! I put the line on my spool up rig, set the tension, and loaded it onto my Carbonlite. About halfway through the reeling process, I was like, "Man, for 15# this sure lays nice." IMO it layed on the spool better than 90% of lines i've personally used. There were no "lumps" on the spool, which is quite common when I use lower quality lines, and it didn't want to cross line on the same layer. I was in fact, very pleased. And we all know that feeling of "I just got brand new fishing stuff, im going to use it now." So off to the yard I went for a few "Practice Casts."
  I tied on a 1/4 ounce spinnerbait, and was thoroughly suprised. I got alot of distance, and no professional overrun. This was something I really like because all my previous experiences with Fluorocarbon ended up with poor distance, poor knot strength, and horrible backlashes worthy of a chainsaw. But me not being used to the nice distance, got my lure stuck in a tree, 15 ft off the ground. > Dag Nabbit! Well atleast I could test my knot/line strength. I cut the line from my reel, and wrapped it around a peice of wood laying around. So as I pull, snap! But not the line, the small tree branch came down with my straightened spinnerbait hook. I knew this line was great then.
  

• Initial Performance: 8.95/10
  Well, you can't just test line in your backyard. You have to put it in real world fishing conditions. So off to the home waters of Curtis Lake I went. It looked like a nice day for spinnerbaits. So on went ol' Lucky Bluetruese and immediately got a nice hit. Set the hook and landed him. Only a dink, but I got a feel for the sensitivity of the line. I will have to say though, harder fluoros like XPS or AbrazX were slightly more sensitive, due to the lower stretch than InvizX. As the spinnerbait bite died off, the crank bite turned on. I found that this line was getting my cranks a little deeper, drawing more strikes, but none-the-less, I still have never hooked and landed a crank fish :-[ After that I went to some good ol' texas rigged plastics and hauled them in for a while to get a good feel for the sensitivity. You have a nice feel and can tell when a fish picks up your worm, but as stated before some harder fluoro's are slightly better. Then the rains came and off the water I went.
  

• Lasting Performance: 8/10
  After fishing this line for about two weeks everyday, I gave it a nice rest on my reel for a week, to see the memory build up, if any. Just like almost every line out there (except braid of course) it had some memory, but nothing substantial. After a good cast the memory left. One thing that I didn't like was the poor abrasion resistance. I know this is not Seaguar's abrasion resistant advertised line, but after 3 weeks I expected a little more. Not saying it was horrible, but was just expecting a little more. The sensitivity did stay the same through out the use of the line also, which I really liked.
  

• Value: 9/10
  For the ~$20 you pay for 200 yards, I thought it was money spent very well. Sure it's not $10 like mono, but I feel the performance increase and longevity of this line is well worth the extra $10. Also, my reel held about 100 yards of this line, so the 200 yds of line was well thought out by Seaguar (intentionally or unintentionally) to have exactly two spoolings. This was pretty cool to me because I loathe those spools just sitting around with in 25 yds or so. Good job Seaguar 8-)
  

• Conclusion // Final Rating 9.5/10
  Overall I would recommend this line to anyone. There's no wonder this line has become a very popular line with a lot of people standing behind it. It has some very nice sensitivity while staying as manageable, if not more manageable than Trilene Big game. And what you get for the money is probably one of the best values today in the fishing line market. Durability and memory over time is no issue with this line and will last atleast a month (How long I used it) if not more. Its easy to see this line on the shelf, and easy to see why anglers prefer it. Now go to your local tackle shop and pick up a spool if you haven't already 8-)
  

This has been a BASSclary production.

I run the 12lb InvisX on my Curado, and I love this line! Great for light jigs and keel weighted plastics.

Leave the lure tied on for a while and see how brittle your knot becomes. I must say though, I have tried MANY flouro's and InvizX would be my choice.

That being said, I don't use flouro. I really haven't found a situation where I need it .

If you're fishing an area where your line is getting noticeably dirty, then you don't need it either .

Ive heard good things about this line. However Im confused about the 200yards. Seems that most filler spools of fluoro come with 200 yards. So this is really nothing special. Second I use 100% fluoro by Trilene, and also use alot of Big Game. Both in the 15lb size have little to no memory. I also have never experienced these lumps you mentioned so I assume thats just some thing that happens with some other brand(Big Game is low cost but not a cheap line).

I dont dispute the crank bait running deeper, but I would like to know how you tested that?

Personally I use fluoro for 2 reasons, first is it sinks extremely well so therefore is is more sensitive sense you dont have a big bow in the line. The other time is when I need heavy line in clear water.

Castability is nice, and avoiding the over run is a bonus. But how does a line cure that?(usually casting error or wind) Not pickin on ya and you did write a good review. Just wanna point out to have some substance to back up the claims. Alot of under water testing is done in a pool where ya can actually compare back to back, and see whats happening.

Just a side note about line coloring. Here in California at Clear lake, they get a nasty algae bloom in the summer. Sometimes its so bad it stains everything green. Doesnt matter what brand the line is, it all stains. I say stains cause it takes a few trips elsewhere before it is clean again, even after spraying it off with a hose.(stains the reels too)

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Ive heard good things about this line. However Im confused about the 200yards. Seems that most filler spools of fluoro come with 200 yards. So this is really nothing special. Second I use 100% fluoro by Trilene, and also use alot of Big Game. Both in the 15lb size have little to no memory. I also have never experienced these lumps you mentioned so I assume thats just some thing that happens with some other brand(Big Game is low cost but not a cheap line]).

I dont dispute the crank bait running deeper, but I would like to know how you tested that?

Personally I use fluoro for 2 reasons, first is it sinks extremely well so therefore is is more sensitive sense you dont have a big bow in the line. The other time is when I need heavy line in clear water.

Castability is nice, and avoiding the over run is a bonus. But how does a line cure that?(usually casting error or wind) Not pickin on ya and you did write a good review. Just wanna point out to have some substance to back up the claims. Alot of under water testing is done in a pool where ya can actually compare back to back, and see whats happening.

Just a side note about line coloring. Here in California at Clear lake, they get a nasty algae bloom in the summer. Sometimes its so bad it stains everything green. Doesnt matter what brand the line is, it all stains. I say stains cause it takes a few trips elsewhere before it is clean again, even after spraying it off with a hose.(stains the reels too)

Seems I can only find 250 yd spools of fluoro then And even when I find a 200 it seems there is extra line for some reason. Who knows.

Hmmm, when I used 100% and big game I get horrible memory, backlashed alot, and found it unmanageable.

And to test the crankbait situation, the water was clear enough to see what depth your crank was at (having bright Yellow/Chartreuse helped too ), and I could feel the bottom in some part where as normally I would not.

I personally dont know how it's cured from brand to brand, I only know however it can and does change depending on your line form personal experience.

And about the coloring, I think we get an algae bloom here in VA, but im not sure. All I know is that with about 75% of lines I've tried it stains pretty bad, and like you said, takes a few trips to get it out. However it just washed off InvizX.

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Leave the lure tied on for a while and see how brittle your knot becomes. I must say though, I have tried MANY flouro's and InvizX would be my choice.

That being said, I don't use flouro. I really haven't found a situation where I need it .

If you're fishing an area where your line is getting noticeably dirty, then you don't need it either .

Well our waters up here fluxuate on color. They can have 6ft visibility on day and a 1ft visibility the next.

Im also normally a braid guy, but I also really like fluoro.

What they need to make is a fluoro braid  : I can dream can't I?

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Ive heard good things about this line. However Im confused about the 200yards. Seems that most filler spools of fluoro come with 200 yards. So this is really nothing special. Second I use 100% fluoro by Trilene, and also use alot of Big Game. Both in the 15lb size have little to no memory. I also have never experienced these lumps you mentioned so I assume thats just some thing that happens with some other brand(Big Game is low cost but not a cheap line]).

I dont dispute the crank bait running deeper, but I would like to know how you tested that?

Personally I use fluoro for 2 reasons, first is it sinks extremely well so therefore is is more sensitive sense you dont have a big bow in the line. The other time is when I need heavy line in clear water.

Castability is nice, and avoiding the over run is a bonus. But how does a line cure that?(usually casting error or wind) Not pickin on ya and you did write a good review. Just wanna point out to have some substance to back up the claims. Alot of under water testing is done in a pool where ya can actually compare back to back, and see whats happening.

Just a side note about line coloring. Here in California at Clear lake, they get a nasty algae bloom in the summer. Sometimes its so bad it stains everything green. Doesnt matter what brand the line is, it all stains. I say stains cause it takes a few trips elsewhere before it is clean again, even after spraying it off with a hose.(stains the reels too)

Seems I can only find 250 yd spools of fluoro then And even when I find a 200 it seems there is extra line for some reason. Who knows.

Hmmm, when I used 100% and big game I get horrible memory, backlashed alot, and found it unmanageable.

And to test the crankbait situation, the water was clear enough to see what depth your crank was at (having bright Yellow/Chartreuse helped too ), and I could feel the bottom in some part where as normally I would not.

I personally dont know how it's cured from brand to brand, I only know however it can and does change depending on your line form personal experience.

And about the coloring, I think we get an algae bloom here in VA, but im not sure. All I know is that with about 75% of lines I've tried it stains pretty bad, and like you said, takes a few trips to get it out. However it just washed off InvizX.

  Interesting, perhaps they sell different amounts based on region. I began buyin 2000 yard spools because its cheaper in the long run. Was getting a collection of partial filler spools around here. > Ive experienced the memory and a tad bit of over run on 20 and 25lb lines, I think because it is thicker, it just doesnt lay as well. I know the 100% is a bit thicker then some others, but I really like the strength and toughness of it.

Good job once again, thanks for the response.

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Interesting, perhaps they sell different amounts based on region. I began buyin 2000 yard spools because its cheaper in the long run. Was getting a collection of partial filler spools around here. > Ive experienced the memory and a tad bit of over run on 20 and 25lb lines, I think because it is thicker, it just doesnt lay as well. I know the 100% is a bit thicker then some others, but I really like the strength and toughness of it.

Good job once again, thanks for the response.

Ya, Im going to buy a bulk spool of InvisX or AbrazX this year during the spring fishing classic. More for convenience though, because BPS is the closest place to me that has it, and thats an hour away. haha I don't want to be in a car for an hour every time I need to respool!! The savings are just gravy IMO 8-)

Dont blame ya, I got 3 shops within 15 minutes drive. For some reason I still buy most of my stuff on line or direct from sponsors. Leaves more time for family, which in turn leaves other time for fishing.

I like everything about Invizx except it's stretch. It's enough to steer me clear of Invizx ever again. I was having some hookset issues earlier this year and narrowed it down to line. I knew I wanted to stick with FC so I checked out Tackletour's FC Line Showdown or whatever it's called.

Sure enough, Invizx was by far the worst in the stretch department and also had the worst amount of deformity.

This isn't all bad. It makes the line very soft for a FC and also allows for the use of a Palomar knot which alot of people will tell you is a no no with FC's.

It's decent but the stretch is just too much for me.

Good job on the review. I find it a very entertaining read and some good info when looking for new products, however if i may make a couple of suggestions...First stay away from the .95 or .whatever additions to your score. Round numbers are always easier to remember when out buying stuff and if you want your review to be part of that decision then breaking the score down to decimal points will only confuse the buyer and they will quickly forget what score you gave it. Also when coming up with an overall rating it should be an average of the other scores. Currently this is not the case as all your scores added together and divided by the number of categories the product is judged on come out to 8.975 and you gave it a 9.5. Sounds more like a 9 than a 9.5. I merely offer these suggestions to give your reviews better continuity from review to review and not as a criticism as it is very apparent that you have spent a lot of time testing and formulating an opinion based on your experience. Keep up the good work

Abrasion resistance seems to be on the low side for the Seaguar fluro's, at least when I was using it.

I used 12# invisX on my chr. 50mg for most of the year and thought it performed pretty well.  I had 12# yozuri hybrid on another bc and I think I might give the edge to the invisX.  I know ones a co-poly and the other is 100% flor. ,  but these are the only reels I didn't have braid on.

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Good job on the review. I find it a very entertaining read and some good info when looking for new products, however if i may make a couple of suggestions...First stay away from the .95 or .whatever additions to your score. Round numbers are always easier to remember when out buying stuff and if you want your review to be part of that decision then breaking the score down to decimal points will only confuse the buyer and they will quickly forget what score you gave it. Also when coming up with an overall rating it should be an average of the other scores. Currently this is not the case as all your scores added together and divided by the number of categories the product is judged on come out to 8.975 and you gave it a 9.5. Sounds more like a 9 than a 9.5. I merely offer these suggestions to give your reviews better continuity from review to review and not as a criticism as it is very apparent that you have spent a lot of time testing and formulating an opinion based on your experience. Keep up the good work

Ya. I thought of that while I was out today ( dont know why i was thinking about it though ) and I've just been too lazy to change them. My reviews from now on will have an average etc etc.

I try to make my reviews just as fun to read as TT's 

Very nice review... entertaining and informative. In addition to the above suggestions, you may want to do a spell check before your final "article" is officially online. Keep up the good work!

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Very nice review... entertaining and informative. In addition to the above suggestions, you may want to do a spell check before your final "article" is officially online. Keep up the good work!

T.C.O. is always entertaining to say the least.

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Very nice review... entertaining and informative. In addition to the above suggestions, you may want to do a spell check before your final "article" is officially online. Keep up the good work!

T.C.O. is always entertaining to say the least.

Lol does T.C.O stand for "The Chosen One" ? ;D

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And about the coloring, I think we get an algae bloom here in VA, but im not sure. All I know is that with about 75% of lines I've tried it stains pretty bad, and like you said, takes a few trips to get it out. However it just washed off InvizX.

Winter Temperatures will kill off a lot of marine grass species.  Some of what you are probably seeing is the decay matter from the actual dying grasses.  The other factor is that the grass actually serves to filter out the water some.  Without them the water will get dirtier.   

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And about the coloring, I think we get an algae bloom here in VA, but im not sure. All I know is that with about 75% of lines I've tried it stains pretty bad, and like you said, takes a few trips to get it out. However it just washed off InvizX.

Winter Temperatures will kill off a lot of marine grass species. Some of what you are probably seeing is the decay matter from the actual dying grasses. The other factor is that the grass actually serves to filter out the water some. Without them the water will get dirtier.

That answer would fit , but I used InvizX in late spring, early summer, when the grass was growing.

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And about the coloring, I think we get an algae bloom here in VA, but im not sure. All I know is that with about 75% of lines I've tried it stains pretty bad, and like you said, takes a few trips to get it out. However it just washed off InvizX.

Winter Temperatures will kill off a lot of marine grass species. Some of what you are probably seeing is the decay matter from the actual dying grasses. The other factor is that the grass actually serves to filter out the water some. Without them the water will get dirtier.

That answer would fit , but I used InvizX in late spring, early summer, when the grass was growing.

Well then it was probably one of the other million things that effect water clarity

Just found the thread...excellent review...

If you want to follow up on the FC testing and compare some FC and mono lines, I suggest doing a stretch test using different weights and measuring the stretch.

Thanks!

This spawn I plan on doing a braid vs, flouro vs. mono review write up type of deal.

Great review brother. I’m going to buy a roll and use it as a leader on my old faithful powerpro braid. 

I love this line for moving baits. Spinner bait rod, crank rod, square bill rod, and both jerkbait rods. Not a fan of it for jigs/T-rigs. Too much stretch. For those types of baits I use either braid or braid to Seaguar Abrazx leader. 

I have completed two years with 15lb Invizx and have no problems with it doing battle with the mighty Potomac grass beds. It can get a little dingy during the season, but I just pull it off the reel across the basement and reel it back on through a KVD L&L soaked cotton ball and it spiffs it right up.  Barring an occasional professional over run, it stays on for the whole summer season.  I finally bought a 1000yd spool on Amazon for $89 and read on another site that it is cheaper than that through Walmart, but have not checked.  I like how thin it is.

Holy 7 year old thread revival! Nice seeing Bassclary's posts again... that enthusiastic teenager hit the forums like wildfire and it's a bummer he hasn't been around the forums going on nearly 4 years now. Hopefully he's still finding time to fish while in college.

  On 11/27/2010 at 2:25 PM, philsoreel said:

I like everything about Invizx except it's stretch. It's enough to steer me clear of Invizx ever again. I was having some hookset issues earlier this year and narrowed it down to line. I knew I wanted to stick with FC so I checked out Tackletour's FC Line Showdown or whatever it's called.

Sure enough, Invizx was by far the worst in the stretch department and also had the worst amount of deformity.

This isn't all bad. It makes the line very soft for a FC and also allows for the use of a Palomar knot which alot of people will tell you is a no no with FC's.

It's decent but the stretch is just too much for me.

This comment is exactly my findings and thoughts on Invisx as well. 

  On 11/27/2010 at 2:25 PM, philsoreel said:

I like everything about Invizx except it's stretch. It's enough to steer me clear of Invizx ever again. I was having some hookset issues earlier this year and narrowed it down to line. I knew I wanted to stick with FC so I checked out Tackletour's FC Line Showdown or whatever it's called.

Sure enough, Invizx was by far the worst in the stretch department and also had the worst amount of deformity.

This isn't all bad. It makes the line very soft for a FC and also allows for the use of a Palomar knot which alot of people will tell you is a no no with FC's.

It's decent but the stretch is just too much for me.

So it’s a perfect crankbait line?

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