Benifits Of Mono Vs. Fluro

[JWOA]

Ive read all that I can find. To me just reading an article isnt enough. Therefore Im asking your opinion. Mostly what im doing with this is throwing jigs/spinnerbaits/rattletraps/cranks/minnow looking baits/jerkbaits. Maybe some plastics.

 If you can help Ill sure appreciate it.

 

 PS: to those tht said go buy the Costas. I did in 580G Green Mirror, love them.

[kingkong85]

Everyone has their own preference. With all the lures you listed I would use fluorocarbon because it sinks. With the line sinking you'll get more depth with some lures. Only time I'll use mono is when I'm topwater fishing. Mono floats.

[JWOA]

Everyone has their own preference. With all the lures you listed I would use fluorocarbon because it sinks. With the line sinking you'll get more depth with some lures. Only time I'll use mono is when I'm topwater fishing. Mono floats.

 What about know strength??

[kingkong85]

Do you mean knot strength? If so, with mono and fluorocarbon always moisten before tightening up the knot. That's with all knots. I don't have knot issues when this is being done. In case you're wondering what knot I use. It's the palomar knot for line to lure and uni to uni knot for line to line.

[new2BC4bass]

I've got 10# fluoro on one reel that I got snagged in the rocks.  No way would I ever put as much pressure on the rod that it took to break the line.  I mostly use mono cuz I'm cheap (or poor, I forget which ).  However, I do agree with using flouro for the reason stated.

[Raul]

Fluoro has better vibration transmiting properties than Nylon because it´s a lot denser, so for bottom contact baits it´s better.

 

Fluoro has better abrassion resistance properties than Nylon so for highly abrassive environments it´s better tan Nylon.

 

Fluoro is doesn´t have the elastic properties of Nylon, once it stretches it´s stretched forever, Nylon bounces back.

 

Fluro has the manageability of wire, more memory than your PC, it´s more succeptible to damage by friction ( because it overheats  and thins out ) and kinks and nicks damage it badly.

 

Fluoro is impervious to UV ray damage, Nylon is not.

 

Fluoro doesn´t absorb water, Nylon does.

 

Which is better ? it depends a lot what you want the line for.

 

I´ve fished with in practical terms every line invented and one is good for certain things but not for others so I have reels spooled with nylon, others with braided, others with fluro, others with copoly.

[retiredbosn]

Get a good quality hybrid line, I like yo-zuri, inexpensive, but great quality. Gives u the best attributes of each and negates most of the negatives.

[iabass8]

Fluoro has better vibration transmiting properties than Nylon because it´s a lot denser, so for bottom contact baits it´s better.

 

Fluoro has better abrassion resistance properties than Nylon so for highly abrassive environments it´s better tan Nylon.

 

Fluoro is doesn´t have the elastic properties of Nylon, once it stretches it´s stretched forever, Nylon bounces back.

 

Fluro has the manageability of wire, more memory than your PC, it´s more succeptible to damage by friction ( because it overheats  and thins out ) and kinks and nicks damage it badly.

 

Fluoro is impervious to UV ray damage, Nylon is not.

 

Fluoro doesn´t absorb water, Nylon does.

 

Which is better ? it depends a lot what you want the line for.

 

I´ve fished with in practical terms every line invented and one is good for certain things but not for others so I have reels spooled with nylon, others with braided, others with fluro, others with copoly.

without getting into specific intricacies of breaking down each presentation and the line best suited......raul speaks the truth. 

[J Francho]

That's a great post by Raul!

 

My only thing to add sort of echos BOSN's post - look at Copolymer lines.  Cheap, strong, and retain some of postives of mono.  I like P-Line CXX and Silverthread.

[tomustang]

Fluro makes your wallet lighter

[Raul]

Get a good quality hybrid line, I like yo-zuri, inexpensive, but great quality. Gives u the best attributes of each and negates most of the negatives.

 

Exactly, after trying a bunch of lines and given the fact that not many people got as much stuff as I do to have several reels with this and several with that if I were to select a "Jack of all trades line" I would choose a really good quality copoly.

 

I like Yo Zuri Hybrid and P-line CXX; Hybrid is softer and more manageable than CXX but CXX is ridiculously strong and abrassion resistant so for fishing rocks it´s hard to beat, I even use it as leader. Besides, none of them is expensive, they cost a couple of bucks more than regular nylon and way cheaper than pure fluorocarbon.