Has anyone fished with the florocarbon line does it actually work better than mono., are you able to cast it better and is it worth the money?
Has anyone fished with the florocarbon line does it actually work better than mono., are you able to cast it better and is it worth the money?
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Florocarbon is the way to go for everything except topwater, and the realy heavy stuff were you just about got to have braid. Floro is denser than mono so it sinks, and is more abraision resistent, also it is practicly invisible in water. I switched to it cause it's more sensitive.
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I've heard Florocarbon sinks and is more sensitive but I haven't heard it's more abraision resistent. That's what I've been wanting to know. If it really is more abraision resistent??
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I've heard Florocarbon sinks and is more sensitive but I haven't heard it's more abraision resistent. That's what I've been wanting to know. If it really is more abraision resistent??</TD></TR></TABLE>
yes it is more abrasion restiant than mono
kb i have used bp brand and it is pretty good last year switched over to seaguars like it there new one out thats called seaguar's invizx. what little i use it this year it seams stronger than the old type i use 12 lb. top water i use power pro 50 lb and jigs around boat docks and piers. i pitch around boat lift and the steel poles that hold them and they are rusty and have to use power pro. kb
Fluorocarbon line casts farther easier, and is highly abrasion resistant. It glides over laydowns like snot. There's practically no stretch, so I remain in total control of line and bait. The line lasts a lot longer than mono so the cost per foot works out over time. It's virtually invisible under water and has very little drag against water to it's superior for both deep crankbaiting to rated depths and drop shotting gin clear water. But it will break when kinked. If you get a birdsnest be careful not to kink it, as it will likely break there, sometimes while working hte tangles out. Seaguar is a little better about that than Berkley Vanish.
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So many anglers on the pro trails are using high grade fluoro's these days. If its good enough for them, I will head their advice and use it myself. I used the Sunline brand last year with great results, and since then we started to carry it on our site. I believe in the product, and due to Sunlines patented resin process it is much more suple than other brands I have used. Feel free to view it on our site.
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Here is my observations. Flouro is great for a very limited application. It is horrible on a spinning rod. Too stiff and hard to keep on the spool. I have tried most flouro lines, including the highly touted Sugoi. While worm fishing I have found that flouro lays on the bottom too much because it sinks. In the heavy pound tests it coils up and has too much memory for most bass type fishing. A good co-polymer has much better properties and is easier to fish with. One advantage that flouro has is low stretch and low visibility. Other than that co-polymer is a much better line for 90% of bass fishing. I have wasted a lot of money on flouro line. I really liked Realine and now that they don't make it anymore I am trying Cuda Platinum. It is like a Flouroclear knock off, except it comes in green.
Hawg, obviously you have not tried the Sunline Sniper FC. It works great on a spinning rod, has little to no memory, and is just as soft as any copolymer. They utilize a patented resin process which makes their 100% FLouro so much easier to handle than other brands. In my opinion flouro is best for all slow plastic presentations, but for crankin and topwater I prefer a mono. With a light refraction index the same as water, fluoro has virtual invisibility underwater, we should all take advantage of that.
J
I have not tried the Sniper products yet. I think that line visibility is over-rated. I have used a heavier pound test last year than normal and my catch rate went up. I think that lure action makes the real difference. The problem with the Sniper line product is the expense. I have tried flouro for worming and jigs and just do not like that way it sinks and lays on the bottom. I am real big into dead-sticking a bait. When you have your line on the bottom it tends to get weeds and such attached to it while using this technique. The new Mossy Oak line is supposed to be Realine repackaged. I might try it.
Fluorocarbon is great when you use it for the right applications. As someone stated it is not a top water line. It is more sensitive and will allow you to feel those light bites. It also helps in clear water conditions. I found this out on Lake Erie where you can see the bottom at 16 feet. The best brand out there is without a doubt Gamma. I've tried them all and nothing compares to this brand in the Fluorocarbon or the Copolymer. You can use it on spinning or baitcasting reels. Here is there web address so you can learn a little more about what they do with their line that makes it special. http://www.gammafishing.com It is supple so don't sweat the spinning reel application. In fact on Lake Erie if we are dropshotting we of course use a spinning reel.
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