what is everyone using for fluorocarbon line these days? mainly going to use the fluorocarbon for tying my own spinner harness for Lake Erie walleye next spring. was thinking 14 lb test but open to other suggestions. looking for brand suggestions and what lb. test. thanks in advance
I use Seaguar Red Label 15lb or 10lb
I use it as roughly a 5′ leader tied for braid for jigging in walleye Canada. Nearly invisible and very sensitive – easier to break if you snag up. I think I just have Suffix – I’m not a huge Flouro guy, otherwise.
I use it as roughly a 5′ leader tied for braid for jigging in <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>walleye Canada. Nearly invisible and very sensitive – easier to break if you snag up. I think I just have Suffix – I’m not a huge Flouro guy, otherwise.
For that use the fluoro leader material and not just flourocarbon
I just use 4, 8, 15lb seagur Icex for leader line. Maybe I should be using true “leader line” but what I’ve tried is s stiff and hard to tie with it leaving coils.
I’ve been using Daiwa J flouro and the Suffix yellow label, and when I use it for light applications it sucks. My knots break too easy, or line to line knots wont clinch well enough. This year Im going to try a few different brands and see what I like better. Honestly for leaders my favorite has been berkley vanish as any weight seems to tie about the same. Yo Zuri is on the menu for this next season, and maybe some seaguar.
It’s said that fluorocarbon isn’t ideal for spinner rigs because it sinks.
It’s said that fluorocarbon isn’t ideal for spinner rigs because it sinks.
im not to concerned about that on lake Erie because we mostly fish 30 + ft. of water and we are mostly fishing the top 5-15 ft of water cause the fish are suspended.
It’s said that fluorocarbon isn’t ideal for spinner rigs because it sinks.
Correct, but it doesn’t seem to be issue for me with spinner/ crawler harnesses at 1mph+.
For slow (.7mph or less) live bait rigging presentations I use mono that floats.
I have used seaguar blue label, red label and berkley vanish. The vanish and blue label have been good. I don’t care for the red label due to knot issues and breaking while cinching knots tight.
^^^^ 10-4 Griz
If that’s the case I’d go with Seaguar STS in 15lb
It’s a true leader material (far tougher than fluorocarbon line) but also half the price of Blue Label and more supple.
It’s all I use and never disappoints.
I still rock Vanish. Been my go to for prob ten years. ^lb on all my walleye gear.
Not that I used it, but…
Tyler Berger did 725 tests….
^^^I watched that video some time ago and bought some Spro fluoro line thinking it had just been proven to be ‘the best’. My actual fishing results didn’t bear that out – quite the opposite. After fishing the Spro line side-by-side with other popular brands, on a number of different trips, my catch rate was consistently worse than expectations and that of my boat partners. My theory, a potentially huge factor which Tyler didn’t test for, was higher visibility to the fish. Is the formulation superior in bench tests but more easily seen and therefore off-putting to fish? That was my conclusion, which could well be wrong. However, my experience ultimately lead me to believe there is something different about this line vs. other popular brands – and not in a good way. After re-spooling with Sunline Sniper, my fishing results improved and were back on par with expectations and my fishing partners.
What’s the difference between leader fuoro and the fluro you would spool on your reel?
The leader material is usually very stiff and much harder to cinch your knot down.
The leader material is usually very stiff and much harder to cinch your knot down.
But not even kind of hard. Harder but not actually hard at all.
Leader material is very abrasive resistant. I caught about 30 pike on 1 tip i had on the same 10lbs leader i made without it being destroyed. Where as regular 10 pound fluoro would have been shredded. I used it on tip ups and when I know I’m fishing around alot of zebra muscles or sharp rocks or waters with alot of snake pike.
I do not use fluorocarbon anymore. Honestly I have more luck with Berkley XT for leader material under 20lb test.
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