carpflyguy Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 I am thinking of spooling up a ultralight rod for fishing in one of the ultra-clear reservoirs I fish, so I want to go with 4 pound fluorocarbon. I've never used fluorocarbon before... I've heard the line memory is awful. Any feedback on this? Is it not as bad on 4 lb. test? Is there something I can do to take a little of the memory away? Quote
Frenchman83 Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 No its not as bad. Spool the reel correctly and use conditioner Quote
carpflyguy Posted May 27, 2015 Author Posted May 27, 2015 Conditioner... what sort? Like some kind of anti-memory stuff? Quote
carpflyguy Posted May 27, 2015 Author Posted May 27, 2015 And is one particular brand better than others as far as memory? Line memory is just the one thing that I can't stand while fishing. Quote
Mr Swim Jig Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Seaguar Tatsu and use KVD L&L Conditioner and if you don't want to spend that kind of money on Tatsu then I would use inviz-X... Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 If memory is such an issue, use braid with a fluoro leader. Try some 10# braid as a mainline and 4# or 6# as a leader. Quote
carpflyguy Posted May 28, 2015 Author Posted May 28, 2015 I may give that a try, but I sort of wanted a fluorocarbon main line because I know I can cast a micro lure farther on 4 lb. fluoro than braid, even of similar diameter. That way I could also use it as a trout rod. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 28, 2015 Global Moderator Posted May 28, 2015 You shouldn't be getting memory bad enough to need to use anything with 4lb test. Quote
John G Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Save your money and get Sunline Sniper FC. It's great line and quite a bit cheaper than Tatsu. If you have the cash for Tatsu, get that. I bought some KVD L&L and I wasn't impressed. How light of lures are you talking about? Another option is a line like P Line Floriclear. I just tried it for the first time yesterday (6#) and I really liked it. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted May 28, 2015 Super User Posted May 28, 2015 I no longer have my g loomis ultra light but when I did I had 10 pound braid and tipped with 6 lb Invizx. Low stretch and yet stealthy, worked well for me. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted May 28, 2015 Super User Posted May 28, 2015 Tatsu treated with KVD Line & Lure Conditioner is a match made in heaven! Quote
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