Bye Bye Fluoro

[5by3]

Fluoro + Palomar knot = trouble. 

[lo n slo]

i’m an old school texas rigger and i’ve been using fc for about the last seven years. i love it over mono for what i do. but it has nearly driven me crazy dealing with random break offs, at the knot, on the hook set. i’ve experimented with different brands, weight strengths, knots and rods. but i think i’ve finally found the right set up...for me. 15 lb InvizX and the Shaw Grigsby knot.

 

never say never i guess, so stay tuned

[Russ E]

3 hours ago, Fishin Dad said:

Just curious what line you use for jigs?  It seems like a similar technique to Texas rigs.  For no reason at all, I have been trying fluorocarbon for jigs and braid for Texas rigs.  Still haven’t figured out what I like the best for all techniques.  

i use fluorocarbon for flipping/ pitching jigs also. Forgot to add that. 

Swimjigs I use copoly. Don't see any advantage with fluorocarbon for them.

[WRB]

The fishing line world uses it's own definations for mono, polymer, co polymer and fluorocarbon lines.

Mono means monofilament not monomer.

Mono is used for the polymer polyimde or Nylon.

Nylon is often blended with additives to improve performance and reduce degradation from UV and Ozone to improve strength.

When Nylon is blended with another polymer like polyester or polyuerathane is called a co-polymer.

Simple until fluorocarbon, another polymer, in blended with other polymers including Nylon it's a hybrid or co-extrusion or another co-polymer depending on marketing.

If we use Tackle Warehouse line types Co-Plolymers are listed.

Tom

[TnRiver46]

8 hours ago, billmac said:

I got around the leader knot problem by tying on 30 yards or so, so that the knot generally stays on the reel.  I probably wouldn't mess with fluoro at all, but I want to fish the St. Lawrence (haven't made it yet) and I've read that mono parts like spider silk when it encounters zebra mussels.  Not sure if that's true.

 

One of the problems I've found with fluoro is that it isn't only invisible to the fish.  I have a wicked time seeing it when dropshotting or wacky rigging.

Zebras will cut about anything 

[NorcalBassin]

1 hour ago, 5by3 said:

Fluoro + Palomar knot = trouble. 

It's crazy how many of our experiences are different. I use fluoro with a palomar knot for all of my fishing except for frogs, swimbaits, and topwaters and cannot recall losing any fish due to a line or knot failure. I probably keep my drag a little looser than most since I tend to fish light lines, so maybe that's why I've been seemingly lucky in my experience.

[Bluebasser86]

43 minutes ago, NorcalBassin said:

It's crazy how many of our experiences are different. I use fluoro with a palomar knot for all of my fishing except for frogs, swimbaits, and topwaters and cannot recall losing any fish due to a line or knot failure. I probably keep my drag a little looser than most since I tend to fish light lines, so maybe that's why I've been seemingly lucky in my experience.

Tie a good knot a palomar works just fine with fluoro. I use it along with a SDJ as the only 2 knots I tie with fluoro.

 

Fluoro has it's drawbacks, but what it does well, it does really well and I can't go away from it for that reason. I use a lot of mono and braid too. All of them have their benefits and drawbacks.

[chubaka]

Flouro is too expensive for me, so I use Copoly line "Yo-Zuri Hybrid"

[Columbia Craw]

Joe, you've been fishing long enough to know what you like, what works for you and what gives you confidence.  That's all that counts.

[5by3]

On 9/16/2019 at 11:10 PM, NorcalBassin said:

It's crazy how many of our experiences are different. I use fluoro with a palomar knot for all of my fishing except for frogs, swimbaits, and topwaters and cannot recall losing any fish due to a line or knot failure. I probably keep my drag a little looser than most since I tend to fish light lines, so maybe that's why I've been seemingly lucky in my experience.

Absolutely! What works for me may not work for others and vice versa. It’s all about confidence.

[J Francho]

The only issues I've ever had with fluoro is using cheap line, or line that wasn't really 100% fluoro.  Knots I've tied that all work well for me: Triple Surgeon, Alberto, Albright, Uni, Palomar, and Improved Cinch.