My 2 cents:
For NY Trib salmon/Steelhead fishing hands down the bar is set at Maxima ..period par none, especially for Butt,& Mid Sections, i also prefer it for tippets at times too.
Another thing that i personally have done for 15+ years is use Amnesia in Red and Chartreuse for kind of a strike indicator in my butt sections.....These two: Maxima & Amnesia are the toughest materials i have found that are also relatively inexpensive.for tippets i use Maxima UltraGreen most, but i have also used Airflo Sightfree, P line, and Berkley Vanish. i keep coming back to Maxima still the best for this fishing IMHO.
For Trout: I use Maxima for my Butt & Mid Sections ...then i use several different kinds of tippet material depending on how i am fishing at that moment
I really like Orvis Super Strong, but i also like Climax,and Rio also. and still there are times i use Ultra Green Maxima without hesitation.
for Saltwater hands down ...Seaguar rules the roost especially flourocarbon.
Tight Wraps & Tight Lines
Rick Wallace