Braid for Jigs?

[RoLo]

 

Braid For Jigs?

HUMPH, I'll have to try that  

[WRB]

Don't over think this, use 1 brand and # test of FC for both of your FC applications like Sunline Sniper 14 lb or Seaguar InvisX 15 lb, same price and 200 yard spool fills both reels with a little backing. If price is driving you then 12 lb Big Game works good for both the applications.

Don't get caught up in the line strecth hype, all single strand polymer lines stretch about the same including mono, FC and Copolymers. The difference is density, lines that float and sink.

Tom

[Brett's_daddy]

9 minutes ago, WRB said:

The difference is density, lines that float and sink.

Tom

So what lines float or sink more? Obviously mono and braid float and fluorocarbon sinks but what about copolymer...is that the best of both worlds (i.e. could I use it for smaller top waters AND spennerbaits, jigs etc.)?

[the reel ess]

Yes

[WRB]

2 minutes ago, Brett's_daddy said:

So what lines float or sink more? Obviously mono and braid float and fluorocarbon sinks but what about copolymer...is that the best of both worlds (i.e. could I use it for smaller top waters AND spennerbaits, jigs etc.)?

Copolymer line is simply a mono Nylon blend and floats, most of today's mono line are copolymers. Co-extruded hybrid lines like Yo-Zuri or FluoroClear are not copolymers or 100% FC and tend to suspend instead of float or sink. Too much misinformation confuses everyone.

 

[Brett's_daddy]

12 minutes ago, WRB said:

Yo-Zuri or FluoroClear are not copolymers or 100% FC and tend to suspend instead of float or sink.

So in theory this would work well for both topwaters and spinnerbaits and jigs etc.?

[Bassin' Brad]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Copolymer line is simply a mono Nylon blend and floats, most of today's mono line are copolymers. Co-extruded hybrid lines like Yo-Zuri or FluoroClear are not copolymers or 100% FC and tend to suspend instead of float or sink. Too much misinformation confuses everyone.

 

WRB, are you literally a storehouse full of bass fishing information?? It's like every time I read one of your post I'm just, wow, so much knowledge.....

[RoLo]

2 hours ago, WRB said:

Don't over think this, use 1 brand and # test of FC for both of your FC applications like Sunline Sniper 14 lb or Seaguar InvisX 15 lb, same price and 200 yard spool fills both reels with a little backing. If price is driving you then 12 lb Big Game works good for both the applications.

Don't get caught up in the line strecth hype, all single strand polymer lines stretch about the same including mono, FC and Copolymers. The difference is density, lines that float and sink.

Tom

 

 

UNDERTHINKING is riskier than Overthinking.

 

As we all know, fluorocarbon line is denser than polyethylene, nylon & copolymer line.

That's a fact that's been done to death, but the thinking doesn't stop there. 

Density struts its stuff "only" when the fishing line is hovering motionlessly in the water.

As soon as you move your line forward in the water (cranking, trolling, drifting),

'line density' falls through the cracks and 'line diameter' moves center stage.

Ask any accomplished troller which line material he uses to attain maximal depth,

and "braid" will invariably get the nod, a line with smaller diameter & lower water-resistance.

 

Roger

[WRB]

1 hour ago, Bassin' Brad said:

WRB, are you literally a storehouse full of bass fishing information?? It's like every time I read one of your post I'm just, wow, so much knowledge.....

As you can see Roger stepped up with line diameter being a big factor and he is right. The one thing we both have in common is age, if only we could remember what we have learned over the years!

Tom

[david in va]

Could be 6 of one half doz. of the other

[RoLo]

24 minutes ago, david in va said:

Could be 6 of one half doz. of the other

 

Depending on your goal, could also be 7 of one, and 5 of the other.