I've Had It With Flourocarbon Line!

[BuckMaxx]

Mono for me as well... went thru the FC craze. Cost me a lot of money and even more fish.

You can call me crazy but I have the best luck with the Zebco omniflex mono from walmart.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

I use it for Stripe fishing with no problems. The rocks below the dam that I fish, will shread braided line and mono. Flouro is the only thing that seems to hold up down there. I use it for bass fishing too sometimes. I've never missed a hook set or had a fish break it off. Thats just me though.

[Blues19]

I used Flouro a while ago when I was living near Table Rock, thought it would be good for the clear lake. Bought some Sunline Sniper to see how that preforms in an upcoming tournament just to see how I feel about it again. DIdnt have a million problems with it, but I did go back to mono.   What knot do you all use with Flouro?

[Dave P]

It's not my favorite, I'm not gonna lie. It can be very finicky about knots especially with the the lower pound test. I've had some P-Line 15 that I've had good luck with so far, but I'm not afraid to put XT on anything and throw it.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

I used Flouro a while ago when I was living near Table Rock, thought it would be good for the clear lake. Bought some Sunline Sniper to see how that preforms in an upcoming tournament just to see how I feel about it again. DIdnt have a million problems with it, but I did go back to mono.   What knot do you all use with Flouro?

 

I use through the eye twice 6-7 turn uni knot.

[thehooligan]

Last few years all my rods had 10-30lb braid, flouroclear leaders for the finesse spinning rod and thats it. This year ive spooled up both my crankin reels, one with 12lb sufix seige, and the other with 10lb flouroclear. Ive liked it so much that ill never buy another flouro product again. 

 

I dont know if its just me and darren, but braid with flouroclear leaders fishes amazing.

[Montanaro]

Tie your knots slow n wet.

I've never had an issue outside some backlash due to me not being careful.

[Tywithay]

I used Flouro a while ago when I was living near Table Rock, thought it would be good for the clear lake. Bought some Sunline Sniper to see how that preforms in an upcoming tournament just to see how I feel about it again. DIdnt have a million problems with it, but I did go back to mono. What knot do you all use with Flouro?

I use an improved clinch for everything.

[Smokinal]

I've tried about 6 of the major brands from Sunline to Trilene. All I can say is I will never have to buy leader material for my braid again...

[TrippyJai]

Take the time to tie a San Diego Jam. The issue I have with fluoro is the price. I find it really expensive when comparing to braid which you can reuse the other end or copolymer.

[Mike L]

From an old guy who only used mono on 2 rigs for a very long time, I learned that a change in line thinking was due at about the same time a change in my rod and reel thinking was due.

We've all used what was available at the time when we started fishing..

That's what we learned on, that's what we know, that's our comfort level.

For me all there was was mono line, Shakespeare rods and Zebco reels. Then I learned by trying new things, finding this site and others, that some things really DO make a difference.

Since there is a trade off in almost all things we change, a give and take if you will, we need to decide if that change is worth it.

For me the sensitivity of floro line gives me an certain advantage at times that mono doesn't....

BUT...I better be prepared to buy a top of the line product..

I better take the time to use a conditioner..

And I darn well better take my time tying a knot..

If you dont have a problem with any of that, then IMHO you'll more than likely be of the opinion that floro is for you for certain technique's, if not then it really doesn't matter.

Mike

[Grantman83]

The only fluoro I have ever hated was viscous. It was junk. Seriously, I never even had a problem with vanish fluoro either.

I have never had a break off on a hookset with any fluoro I have used. I guess I just don't set the hook crazy hard and take extra time to tie knots carefully as well as re tie often. Most of my issues with fluoro are about castability and springiness.

I've had more bad breakoffs with braid than anything else either from digging in on a cast or poor abrasion resistance. I love fluoro and guess I should consider myself lucky when I read all the negatives

[LuckyHandsINC.]

I can't believe all the hate for flouro. For me it is absolutely the best type of line and always my default. The only time I use something different is: braid for frogs, mono for top water and braid to flouro leader for casting and dragging football heads. Every other combo has flouro.

Never had any problems with knots or line management. Bought some conditioner never use it anymore, don't feel it's needed.

The real cheap stuff is garbage and I think we all know that. However it doesn't take much to get a good flouro. I really liked trilene 100% and a few other brands in the $20 range. Just spooled all my flouro rigs with tatsu because I got a few spools for $21 from TW during clearance. Got 3 reels spooled with each 200yd spool so it's not too costly. So far I absolutely love it and will pay full price for it when my clearance spools run out.

[SudburyBasser]

I have no hate for flouro -- I fished it near exclusively today for several hours -- but I have no great love for it either. If at all possible I'll use braid but if the application calls for it I do use flouro.

 

I do love it for the abrasion resistance though. Braid is cotton candy compared to flouro.

[jhoffman]

I hate the way its manages on the spool, its copoly, braid or mono for me. Ive tried many many brands, it doesnt matter. You wanna try a good line, get yourself some mccoy mean green.

[Southernjig]

I agree totally, I love the vicious regular flouro, never have any issues and don't use any conditioner! I like my flouro a little stiffer, better slack line bite detection and hook sets ! IMO you can't beat the vicious flouro for the money!

The only fluoro I have ever hated was viscous. It was junk. Seriously, I never even had a problem with vanish fluoro either.

I have never had a break off on a hookset with any fluoro I have used. I guess I just don't set the hook crazy hard and take extra time to tie knots carefully as well as re tie often. Most of my issues with fluoro are about castability and springiness.

I've had more bad breakoffs with braid than anything else either from digging in on a cast or poor abrasion resistance. I love fluoro and guess I should consider myself lucky when I read all the negatives

[Montanaro]

My 12 pound cxx copolymer is easily my worst line on my setups....more unmanageable than my 15 pound invizx fluoro and is less abrasion resistant!

[Arv]

I don't hate it. I just prefer the manageability of braid. I'll use an fc leader if need be with no problems. As far as spooking fish, I don't think it makes much of a difference. If caught fish in clear water with braid before.

[sparky241]

Great, I read this the day after I buy some fire line

[sparky241]

Great, I read this the day after I buy some fire line

[Clickster]

Fireline isn't a FC. It was my "go-to" line before I got hooked on Spiderwire's lineup.

 

Great, I read this the day after I buy some fire line

[RoLo]

This topic started as a fluoro-bashing thread, but became more of a clearing house for the pros and cons

of fluoro line. For example, in March, 2014, Chris Lane won the Bassmaster Elite on the St Johns River in Florida.

Chris weighed in a 37-lb, 9-oz stringer which set the new one-day Elite record and he attributed his win to 

65-lb braided line tied 'direct' to a jig. If the all-time Elite record can be broken with 65-lb braid tied direct,

it makes you wonder about the benefits derived from switching to 12-lb fluorocarbon (why take a knife to a gun fight?).

 

Roger

[SirSnookalot]

what possible benefit can be derived by switching from 65-lb braid

to 12-lb fluorocarbon (why take a knife to a gun fight?).

 

Roger

The logic makes sense if one is a tournament fisherman, as a recreational fisherman it makes no sense to me.  65# braid isn't going to work for me on spinning gear and I don't plan on yanking fish in at warp speed.  I'm there to have fun and too heavy a line gives me what I consider to be an unfair advantage over a fish.  I'll go with knife over a gun when I'm fishing, bit more challenging for me.  

[Tywithay]

Great, I read this the day after I buy some fire line

What's wrong with fireline?

[jhoffman]

i think fireline was expanded as a line to include a fluorocarbon?