is all fluorocarbon created equal?
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June 14, 2012 at 5:09 pm #1076038
IMHO not even the same brand/strength Floro is the same. Maybe this stuff has a shelf life but I’ve had some that after trying to tie leaders-worm rigs with it, it goes directly into the woodstove. Hasn’t happened lately, but a couple yrs back I had lots’a problems with breakage. Tied a bunch of worm rigs today and not a break in the lot jerr
June 14, 2012 at 5:35 pm #1076054Quote:
IMHO not even the same brand/strength Floro is the same. Maybe this stuff has a shelf life but I’ve had some that after trying to tie leaders-worm rigs with it, it goes directly into the woodstove. Hasn’t happened lately, but a couple yrs back I had lots’a problems with breakage. Tied a bunch of worm rigs today and not a break in the lot jerr
I sooo agree. The first batch I bought a couple of years ago was so bad I about gave up on it. Broke all the time. Now I am having good luck. I am using Berkly 100% now and really like it.
June 14, 2012 at 5:56 pm #1076058I found Vanish to be garbage however have used Trilene 100% Fluoro for a few years and really like it.
June 14, 2012 at 5:58 pm #1076060Like most things, you get what you pay for. Cheap Fluro = Lots of problems. Good Fluro = Not many problems. So to answer your ? – NO
June 14, 2012 at 6:33 pm #1076073I would say no, but I don’t know how much difference there is between the stuff that is $50 a spool over the stuff that is $20.
I think there are plenty of good brands that sell 200yd spools in that $20 range. Go on tacklewarehouse.com and there are probably a lot of brands you have never even heard of that could be great line. I just check the reviews and test different brands. Just got three spools of Cajun fluoro in 8lb,12lb, and 17lb. So far 8lb words well on the spinning reel. Before that I used seaguar invisx which seems to be a very good line.sandmanndPosts: 928June 14, 2012 at 7:36 pm #1076089Quote:
never had a problem with vanish, its all i use now
X2, have used it for six years now and love it.
June 14, 2012 at 8:32 pm #1076101I myself prefer “P-Line” fluoro-carbon. Works excellent, also somewhat easy on the pocket book…
June 14, 2012 at 9:22 pm #1076117Quote:
can you use the same knots as you would with Mono?
Yes. From what I have found and heard, any knot that is good for mono, will be good for flouro. For more info, check out: http://video.fishingclub.com/pages/knot-wars
June 14, 2012 at 9:22 pm #1076118Quote:
I myself prefer “P-Line” fluoro-carbon. Works excellent, also somewhat easy on the pocket book…
I also like P-line. But note it is not 100% floro. Its a coated floro that makes it very abrasion resistant.
-J.
June 14, 2012 at 9:24 pm #1076119Quote:
can you use the same knots as you would with Mono?
I do, mostly a surgeon’s loop, snell knots, uni-knots, all seem to work well if you wet the knot when you pull it down. jerrJune 14, 2012 at 11:04 pm #1076139It DOES vary a LOT…even just by changing diameters
(# test). I believe the flouros are improving, especially
in spinning applications.
I have had really bad experiences with with Viscious and 2011 Sufix with spinning, so I switched to Invizx for spinning in 6-8# test and it was great.
This spring I tried the new Sufix in 6# & 8# and it was much better…
The serious fishermen that have used the expensive Japanese
flouros RAVE about them…
I am using Sufix 10 & 14 for bass casting reels and it is working well so far…a shot of Reel Magic helps a lot. I’d love to try some Tatsu by SeaguarJune 15, 2012 at 12:51 am #1076159Quote:
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I myself prefer “P-Line” fluoro-carbon. Works excellent, also somewhat easy on the pocket book…
I also like P-line. But note it is not 100% floro. Its a coated floro that makes it very abrasion resistant.
-J.
Just an FYI
P-line has both 100% flouro and the co-polymer flourocarbon coated lines. Pline also gets my vote for leaders and spinner rigs as it’s abrasion resistance performs well.
June 15, 2012 at 4:02 am #1076193Quote:
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never had a problem with vanish, its all i use now
X2, have used it for six years now and love it.
Same here. Never one issue and the stuff is tough as nails. Of course I only use it as leader material… I wouldn’t want to see what would happen if you spooled it up on a spinning reel but I’d imagine it would be ugly. But for leaders, spinners, etc., I have nothing but confidence in it.
As for P Line… I have tried every variety made and I have had miserable luck with it. Horrible knot strength, poor overall strength… while some of my fishing buddy’s swear by it.
June 15, 2012 at 3:27 pm #1076267Thanks for the replies!!’
i just ordered som Berkley 100% flouro. 6# Vanish was backordered at cabelas.
June 15, 2012 at 3:41 pm #1076274I have had excellent luck for years with Seaguar brands of Flurocarbon. For the past three years I have also had very good luck with Bass Pro Shops XPS Flurocarbon line and P-line.
I tried Vanish when if first came out. It performed so bad I never went back.
June 22, 2012 at 12:03 pm #1078009Quote:
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never had a problem with vanish, its all i use now
X2, have used it for six years now and love it.
I have to go the other way, I had a number of issues just recently with it breaking on my live bait rigs, so I guess it is back to mono I go…
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