Seaguar Red Label

[Davisb]

Anyone like red label to spool a whole spinning reel for stuff like drop shot? I ordered 8lb but am beginning to regret it after what I've been reading about it.

[Darren.]

No sir. Red Label is on the stiff side, which means

coils and springs and bad words that follow.

 

It's a fine leader material, though. You're better off

with a more limp fluorocarbon, but yeah, they can

be more expensive... Tatsu is one.

[Nscheele]

I've had good luck with the 10 pound red label on my Pfluger president. Closing the bail by hand is paramount to keeping the loops at bay with that reel. I used it for a short time on my stradic fk and never had an issue but I recently re-spooled that reel with 10 pound power pro braid with a leader of the red label. 

[NHBull]

No, no, no, many better options

[kadas]

2 hours ago, Nscheele said:

I've had good luck with the 10 pound red label on my Pfluger president. Closing the bail by hand is paramount to keeping the loops at bay with that reel. I used it for a short time on my stradic fk and never had an issue but I recently re-spooled that reel with 10 pound power pro braid with a leader of the red label. 

 This has pretty much become my setup on all my outfits---Braid with a fluorocarbon leader--different tests for different outfits and needs but it sure has pretty much eliminated all loops and twists.  works well for me

[KDW96]

Dont beat yourself up over it. Just respool it back on the original spool it came with,using a bolt,and a drill. Now you got a spool full of leader material

[Bluebasser86]

Works on casting gear but not great on spinning gear. Fwiw, I haven't found a flouro I like on spinning gear. Going to be trying their new finesse flouro soon and have high hopes for it. I'm in the braid on spinning gear camp.

[dnj21]

I just took off my Red Label night before last and respooled spinning reel with braid then added back a 6 foot leader of the 8# Red Label.  Had really bad luck with a whole spool of it (looops galore), as mentioend above....

 

Have some 12# Sniper to try, wish I could swing the Tatsu..... 

[GreenGhostMan]

I actually tried fluorocarbon for the first time over the weekend and had a little trouble getting good distance without minor backlashes.  I was using 12 and 16lb sunline sniper on a Lews Tournament MB.  I fiddled with the brakes some, but was never able to get comfortable with it.  I used KVD line & lure the night before too.  I guess it just takes practice.  If I don't get better at it, I'm gonna have to go back to braid.