Copolymer

[BenFeuersteinFSU]

Will copolymer work as well as fluorocarbon for crankbaits? 

[kcdinkerz]

Flurocarbon line allows your crankbait to dive deeper, when using same diameter as mono or coplyomer. If you don't need the extra foot or two of depth monofilament or copolymer is cheaper. Also if your fishing gem clear water where fish are line shy fluro comes into play.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

In general it should. There all types of copolymer and fluorocarbon lines. What are you using and what don't you like about it? What are you trying to accomplish? 

[Raul]

24 minutes ago, kcdinkerz said:

Flurocarbon line allows your crankbait to dive deeper, when using same diameter as mono or coplyomer. If you don't need the extra foot or two of depth monofilament or copolymer is cheaper. Also if your fishing gem clear water where fish are line shy fluro comes into play.

Why it allows your crank bait to dive deeper ?

[Tim Kelly]

1 minute ago, Raul said:

Why it allows your crank bait to dive deeper ?

It doesn't. Total myth for crankbaits. The same diameter mono would fish the same depth, or so close the difference is irrelevant. 

[DaleGribble]

I use copolymer for all my crankbait fishing. It works very well for me in all applications, shallow, rocks, deep, etc. 

[atcoha]

I use it on most of my bass gear. From my crankbaits to my worms. Good stuff.

 

and.... Go Canes.

[Mike L]

1 hour ago, DaleGribble said:

I use copolymer for all my crankbait fishing. It works very well for me in all applications, shallow, rocks, deep, etc. 

Ditto 

 

Mike 

[kcdinkerz]

4 hours ago, Raul said:

Why it allows your crank bait to dive deeper ?

A theory is fluro lines sinks putting more down ward force on your crankbait wether that force is enough to bring your lure down deeper is up to you to decide. I should of phrased that as fluro is smaller in diameter then mono or copolymer with the same pound test allowing your bait to dive deeper when using 10 pound fluro instead of 10 pound mono. But like Tim said it could just be a myth. Still I like to believe I'm getting a foot or two of depth.

[Raul]

My take ? It's a whole lotta ....... FC doesn't sink like if it were a ton of bricks, in the same manner that nylon doesn't float like if it were a friggin cork, so the theoretically added diving depth unless proven scientifically is just a myth, also, as with nylon and copolymer the line diameter varies from brand to brand and from type to type.

[WRB]

Technically FC is heavier than water, nylon near equal in density, braid is much lighter.

If you stretched out 50 yards of each line and laid them on the water surface, FC would eventually sink to the bottom, braid would remain floating and nylon would remain suspended in the the water column.

The theory is FC has less of a bow or belly in the line when the deep diving lure dives down to depth. The problem with that theory is a deep diving lure pulls the line tight as it dives with a force that overcome any line bouyance or lack of, the deep diver goes down to the same depth regardless of the 3 line types. If you trolled a deep diver about 150' back of the boat, the line drag coefficient caused by line diameter and density could affect the maximum diving depth and this may be what some anglers base thier belief in. For example trolling with Monel or lead core line is so heavy the line drags the lure deeper.

Small diameter line has less drag, so 10 lb test braid with a diameter equal to 4 lb test monofilament copolymer, nylon or FC allows the lure to dive deeper. 

I use 10 or 12 lb mono like Big Game for deep diving crankbaits becuase of extremely good knot strength and casting, both important factors with crankbaits.

Tom

[A-Jay]

40 minutes ago, Raul said:

My take ? It's a whole lotta ....... FC doesn't sink like if it were a ton of bricks, in the same manner that nylon doesn't float like if it were a friggin cork, so the theoretically added diving depth unless proven scientifically is just a myth, also, as with nylon and copolymer the line diameter varies from brand to brand and from type to type.

X2 ~   When comparing the price per 100 yards of Monofiliment, Copolymer & Fluorocarbon lines there is quite a staggering difference.

Just to use some rough number ~ For example ~ using middle of the road 12lb line across the board for 100 yds (bought in bulk mind you)

Monofilament ~ Less than a buck  Copolymer ~ $ 2.50 - ish Fluorocarbon ~ $ 7.50 ish

If you have 1 or 2 rigs then this may not even be a concern.  However, when talking about several rigs (me) & over the course of even only one season - it adds up fast.

My whole point is this - I have not recognized a sufficient enough difference in line performance when fishing copoly or fluorocarbon on the techniques I use nylon line (including crankbaits), where the performance of mono was that much different to justify the price increase.  btw - I do like braid 

A-Jay