Glad to see I'm not the only one having problems with the BPS Excel. I was pretty sure I'd gotten some that was old or just plain old bad line a few years ago after everyone I talked to pretty much told me that. Well I tried it again this year & the same thing happened again & it was 20Lb.test I tried both times. Trilene XL sure won't hold up for me other. In my opinion it's the most soft & limp line I ever saw with absolutley no abrasion resistance. Suffix Elite or Trilene Big Game are all I will use. Haven't broke a fish off on either one of them. I have tried Stren in the past & it done pretty well & P Line cxx was decent, but I broke it too. Do they just not make monofilament like they used to ???