Monofilament vs. Flourocarbon

[shenvalley]

I have always used light monofilament for finesse fishing. Is the money worth the return to purchase flourocarbon line??

[basspro48]

Absolutely, I now use Seaguar and P-Line fluorocarbon for all of my crankbait, spinnerbait, and bottom fishing. The advantages of fluoro over mono include less stretch, increased sensitivity, and it is almost invisible underwater. One thing that you can do to save wasted money and time is to STAY AWAY FROM BERKLEY VANISH!!!!!! that stuff is pure crap, it has an insane amount of memory, very low abrasion resistance, and weak knot strength.  

[LakeAnnaBasser]

i was thinking about putting flouro on my reels this year what is a good kind to get.

[basspro48]

P-Line fluorocarbon is pretty good and I've heard good things about the new P-Line Halo fluorocarbon. But I am now in the process of converting all of my reels to Seaguar Invizx, this stuff is amazing, it has virtually no memory, is pretty much invisible, and is veeery sensitive.

[roadwarrior]

shenvalley,

Welcome aboard! I think you're just fine with momofilament or a copolymer. I haven't found a fluorocarbon that I like. However, many of our members will probably have some suggestions for you.

Good luck!

[shenvalley]

I was acutally leaning towards the berkley for the simple reason its readily available at walmart. I fish alot of clear mountain lakes in western va and have been reading that the flourocarbon was more invisible in water, without using the flouro i think i can get the same effect by keeping as light line as possible and maybe using colored line.

I have only been coming to this forum for three or four days, it seems to be a great source of information..look forward to sharing and recieving any information that I can

[liquidsoap]

Vanish is absolutley garbage.

I lost more fish with 8lb vanish, then I did with 4lb pline fluorocarbon.

Gamma, Pline, and Seagur are all excellent.  I would stay away from Berkley vanish though.

[HomersTomaco]

never buy vanish

[OHbassmaster12]

I agree with you guys, and the only thing berkley fluorocarbon does for you is what it says in the name.  It makes the fish vanish.  I got some on sale at wal-mart and tried it last year.  I have never snapped my line more in my life.

[Triton21]

What all the above said about Vanish X 2.

Kelley

[TrickyVT1887]

what are all the problems yall have had with vanish other than it just being crap

[clipper]

Vanish was the first florocarbon I bought.  I spooled it on my spinning reel, went out to the yard to make a test cast, and about 20 extra yards jumped off the spool on the first cast.  I have switched to P-line and have learned to put my finger on the spool before my lure touches down to keep extra line from coming off the spool.  There are some good articles on floro here that you should read.  I think Triton Mike has a good one here.  Also read the articles on knots for floro and then practice.  It will save you losing lures because floro will cut itself if not tied properly.  

[TrickyVT1887]

i've used triple fish flouro once and i'll never use that again but it didnt break on me or anything just line twist was REdiculous but alot of that was due to something i learned flip the bail by hand it takes ALOT of twist out of your line and finger the spool as your casting to control the lure as if it was a baitcast. The other proplems i had was that the line frayed really bad something i had never had with line before like you could pull the line apart like it was string cheese it was horrible, but overall sensitivity was amazing, i was using a shimano Spirex 1000 with a 6' med shimano compre rod fishing 4" senkos weightless

[dodgeguy]

1)i never met a flouro i liked

2)i posted line stretch test that prove flouro stretches as much and sometimes more than mono

3)the better casting flouro lines have more stretch than the stiffer lines

4)flouro is far from invisible.i watched video of lures attached to flouro and you still see the line.i've talked to many guys including people who have dived with flouro and mono and they agree it's just as easy to see as mono

5)i think flouro lines may be the biggest scam pulled on fishermen yet.stick to a good mono or braid and save your $.

[NBR]

The lakes I fish run from very clear to gin clear so when fluorocarbon first hit the market I tried some. I can't remember which brand but it was probably Berkley

It was awful. I had a hard time keeping it from jumping off the spool while I was trying to spool up a baitcaster. Last year I tried a spool of the Transition in 12 # and I like it just fine. No problems at all. I plan on using it again this year for most if not all of my soft plastic rigs except C rigging.

[foul hooked]

Do what I did. Spool up one rig with it and give it a try.

After you get it on your reel, spool out 50 to 60 yards without a lure or hook on it, just the line. Then reel it in, this will get rid of most of the line twist.

I like 8# on my spinning finesse rigs. It just feels more sensitive than mono too me. Thats just my opinion.

[Garnet]

Flouro is just like braid 10 years ago. Theres do's and don'ts

Don't over fill spool and don't go fishing the next day.

I use Vanish because it's readly available.

The biggest thing is theres 2 suppliers in the world of flouro so theres not that much difference.

The softer it is the more additives add color more additives.

Garnet

[.ghoti.]

I use both Vanish and Transition. Both are much better products now than when each first hit the market. I suspect that most break off problems with flouro have to do with knot tying skills, or the lack thereof. When tying a knot in flouro you have to wet it well and cinch it down very slowly. That's all there is to it. Friction generated heat will damage flouro line, and make a very weak knot. Also, for me, flouro does not belong on a spinning reel. I use it on my baitcasters for all plastics and crank fishing.

Cheers,

GK

[TournyFish001]

flouro can be used on spinning tackle- just do not over-spool it.  leave a little more room at the end of the spool so it dosen't loop over.  Spinning tackle and 4 to 6lb flouro is just about a must here in the northwest, well if you want to catch fish in our clear water that is. ;D