Fluorocarbon lines....

[Spence Scout]

Hello everyone

Ive got a question for those who use or have used fluorocarbon lines. Whats the best and most reliable brands out there! I know P-Lines got some going, Vanish is out there but Im not a fan or Trilene's

Any suggestions would be a help

Thanks

Spence

[jammer]

Spence;

I used Vanish for a couple years with no real complaints other then cold weather tieing. I recently switched to Super Silver Thread Fluro... I am very impressed with it... even in the coldest of weather is stays soft and antiabrasion to boot... i know alot of guys like the seagar as well....

[grumpy7790]

P-Line's Flouroclear works fine on spinning gear but avoid using it on baitcasters. If you backlash, it damgages the line and breaks. I have not tried their cxxx brand.

Triplefish has an inexpensive flouro line $6 for 150 yds. Their Camo-escent line is tough and cheap.

Also avoid flouro when fishing top water lures. The line has a high density and will pull down the lure.

G

[Mikey]

I use the Seaguar for both topwater and anything else. Ties well....and is very sensitive. If your gonna load up a baitcaster with it...look at 15lbs. and up......

[Yankee]

I only use FC for leader line and Seaguar is the best in my opinion.

[Scum Frog]

Does anybody use it as their main line, or just as a leader. I am interested in using it as the main line on one of my spinning rigs.

[Cancatchbass]

I still don't see the attraction for fluorocarbon lines.

Can someone explain it, please?

CCB

[Markus]

It's ability to be invisable when in the water means the world of difference when trout fishing.

[Cancatchbass]

So- it's only application is for trout fishing?

CCB

[Markus]

-low visibility
-abrasion resistance
- sensitivity

These are it's features I like.

If any of these atributes can be worked into your current fishing styles, I'd reccomend giving flurocarbon line a try.

[Scum Frog]

Cancatchbass ,

As well as invisibility, fluorocarbon lines claim to fame are abraision resistance, low stretch, will not absorb water, as well as it sinks in water.

[Scum Frog]

Markus,

Have you used it as the main line...how does it handle compared to mono?

[Markus]

RRC, I can't see the harmin it, but I can't see the bennifit either. I just use it for leader line only. I'm also going to using it a lot more in place of wire leaders when pike fishing this spring.

I'm too cheap to spool up with flurocarbon. I also don't think it retains it's line stength as long as reg mono.

[Scum Frog]

Markus...thx!


For anybody interested, here are some tech notes on Flofluorocarbon from Berkley

http://www.berkley-trilene.com/technotes/1246.htm

[Cancatchbass]

Hmmmm... I can't see it being more sensitive than the braids and other spectra-based lines available. No advantage there.

Low stretch? likely no better than braids/etc.

Absorbing water? My Trilene XT and Fireline and PP don't seem to absorb water- not that I can tell?!?

Sinks in water? I can't see an advantage there.

Visibility? There are no clearer waters in Ontario, I think, than the St. Lawrence River. I've been fishing 28' of water for pike/perch for the past month and I can clearly see my Fireline-rigged 1/32nd oz. jig on the bottom. The fish obviously can see the line, too, but they don't care. We regularly use 40 lb. PP in the open water season for bass, and the fish could care less.

I think there may be applications for fluoros, but not for the fishing I do.

CCB