Fluorocarbon

[ZB85]

What would be a good fluorocarbon line to use for a jig and soft plastics set up?  I'm having a hard time choosing a brand.  It seems all the reviews on tackle warehouse are half good and half bad on the lines I've been looking at. 

[Felix77]

Seaguar InvizX for me.  Great all around FC.  Use it from 8ln all the way up to about 20lb test.

[DirtyDeuceGoose]

I've never had a problem with Berkley 100% FC. I use 8, 12 and 14 pound test

[ZB85]

Seaguar InvizX for me.  Great all around FC.  Use it from 8ln all the way up to about 20lb test.

What pound test would you recommend for a jig and soft plastics set up? 

[Trey Harpel]

Seaguar invisx or Abrazx in 15lb would work .

[Arv]

I really like Sunline Sniper. Just bought a spool of Berkley 100% and it seems to be doing a good job so far.

[MacP]

I've liked all the FCs I've used thus far with the exception being Berkley Vanish.  Don't like it at all.

 

I've not fished much copolys. 

[kickerfish1]

Sunline sniper or seagar invisix for the under $25 / spool lines. Both are outstanding though I lean a bit more on sniper of the two. If you step up in price Tatsu and Shooter are tops in my book for true jig and Texas rig lines.

[iabass8]

16# sunline FC sniper. you get what you pay for /w fluoro. this line is amazing.

[michael68w]

If budget is a concern INVISX is great for the money and so is the Berkley 100%. The only sunline i've used is the super natural mono so i cant say for their fluoro. IMO the best deal on the market right now as far as performance per dollar is INViSX or Berkley 100%. For a worm and jig set up id say #15-20 should do well.

[Jrob78]

Sunline sniper or seagar invisix for the under $25 / spool lines. Both are outstanding though I lean a bit more on sniper of the two. If you step up in price Tatsu and Shooter are tops in my book for true jig and Texas rig lines.

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[Chris186]

16# sunline FC sniper. you get what you pay for /w fluoro. this line is amazing.

I agree 110%, it has a nice thin diameter too

[MarkH024]

Tackle warehouse has % 25 off on all Seaguar lines starting today. Get your credit cards out.

[webertime]

16lb sniper here too.

[rippin-lips]

Sniper for me. I had too much trouble with the Invisx.

[Brian Needham]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1

 

there is 12 pages of reading to help you out.

 

I use Tatsu

[Drewski73]

Seaguar InvizX for me.  Great all around FC.  Use it from 8ln all the way up to about 20lb test.

 

X2 Ive never had a single issue with it, although I only use it for leaders as I have braid on all my reels.

[Got1Fishing]

I haven't tried Sniper, but I have experience with Invisx, and it's a great line if used with KVD L&L. It has a little memory, but after a couple of casts it's mostly gone. I can only speak for Invisx when I say it "stretches" more than most FC lines, and I tend to use it more for cranking for that reason.

[ZB85]

Thanks for the help everyone. 

[skeletor6]

Seaguar InvizX < Sunline FC Sniper < Seaguar Tatsu

 

What diameter you chose mostly comes down to the cover you fish. I use 12lb Seaguar Tatsu, its diameter is thinner and breaking strength is higher than rated. However, many use lines in that 15-17lb range. How strong of line you choose has a lot to do with cover. There is a sacrifice you make with stronger lines, the handling gets worse. The lines recommended are lines that handle well, so it should not be that big of a problem.

[Naplock]

Sort of by accident, I ended up on the BPS Website in the lines section. Was comparing various FC line diameters and strengths and came across "Trilene 100% Flourocarbon Professional Grade Fishing Line."

Same diameters as similar weight mono (e.g., 12# = .012"). Contrasted with "other FC" (12# = .285").

Is this the same ribbon sort of line discussed here? There are only 3 reviews on BOS website, and I didn't see it mentioned in the search results from the forums here.

[iabass8]

It's their new fluorocarbon that is "meant" for spinning reels. I don't think it goes above 12# but I haven't looked in a while. I'm sure if it's meant for spinning reels it would handle great on a casting reel /w no issues.

[Mike L]

Invizx here also...

20# for jigs and 15# for plastics...

 

Don't need to change but I'm gonna try some Tatsu.

 

 

 

Mike

[Brian Needham]

Tatsu breakdown:

 

6# is .008

8# is .009

10# is .010

12# is .011

15# is .013

20# is .015

25# is .016

 

smallest pound for pound I have seen.

which means tatsu 20# is smaller than most 17# of other brands, even smaller or at least same size pound for pound as most 15#.

 

the whole "similar mono" versus "other FC" in 12# is bunk and false. The .285 measurement is in MM which makes it .011 thousandths.

[Got1Fishing]

Tatsu is the bomb. I bought 3 spools of 12lb with this sale going on.