Flourocarbon and Braid

[captaininsaneo]

When is it best to use Flouro or Braid?  What types of lures, spinning or baitcast, how heavy of structure and what kind of water clarity.  I typically use mono, but would like to try the others.  Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[ThaKing]

i have just been fishing straight braid with no fluoro and i been fishing murky water going about 6-12 ft.

The strikes were great but keep in mind that braid floats so if your trying to hit the bottom faster add the fluoro leader. I havent fished fluoro leader long enough to tell u how well it works but im sure if your texas rigging or carolina rigging the fluoro would be the way to go. Right now im fishing pure crankbaits and jerkbaits and braid is what im happy with. Especially when stuck in structure i love how i can pull the whole branch out of the water without loosing my lures.

Hope this kinda helps you out.

[GAMEOVER]

When is it best to use Flouro or Braid? What types of lures, spinning or baitcast, how heavy of structure and what kind of water clarity. I typically use mono, but would like to try the others. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Fluoro tends to respond better on casting gear then spinning for me. Braid and Fluorocarbon lines share a lot of the same performance charecteristics such as low strech (not all fluoros have low stretch) and both sink to name a few. Fluoros only downfall in my opinion comes when your tieing knots. It has the lousyest knot strength of all lines ive ever used and while you can use just about any knot when tieing your bait you have to be extremely cautious the line does get bent (like a wire when you bend it) or cut into itself. Fluoros are good for all conditions but excel in clear water where line visability can be an issue or where a sinking line and low strech can be helpful (jigs/plastics/dropshoting). I recently jumped on the Fluoro crazy and spooled some 10# Gamma on my Steez. I like it so far but knot tieing is really a PITA.

You might want to take a look at copolymer lines where they usually are harder to see then mono due to a fluorocarbon coating but sink and have low-stretch just like braid. Fluoros are really for the performance enthusiast who just has to have the extremes of things. Youll hate the knot strength and/or just tieing knots with fluoro, I can promise you that but dont let it shy you away from its benefits.

[burleytog]

What is so hard about tying knots with flouro?  :-?

[GAMEOVER]

What is so hard about tying knots with flouro? :-?

The line isnt always cooperative compared to others, if the line crosses while tieing a knot such as the Palomer for example the fluoro will cut into each other partially when tightening down. Knot tieing just isnt as easy with this line compared to others.

[Solo]

Braid and Fluorocarbon lines share a lot of the same performance charecteristics such as low strech (not all fluoros have low stretch) and both sink to name a few.

Gameover: Braid floats

[burleytog]

What is so hard about tying knots with flouro? :-?

The line isnt always cooperative compared to others, if the line crosses while tieing a knot such as the Palomer for example the fluoro will cut into each other partially when tightening down. Knot tieing just isnt as easy with this line compared to others.

Never had that problem.

I've found flouro to be the same as mono when it comes to knots.  Wet the line before tightening and as strong as anything I've ever tied.

[awjweb]

I tried some berkley vanish floro on my baitcaster and it was a disaster. I was getting overruns almost constantly. I figured out that the line was too stiff to fly naturally out of the reel. I took it off the baitcaster and am currently using it on a spinning reel with no problems. There may be limper products than vanish, I don't know. Just don't use it on a baitcaster.

[burleytog]

Been using Vanish 10, 12, and 17 lb. on casting reels for the last year with zero problems.  Just as limp and supple as XT or Hybrid in the same classifications.

Vanish is the best flouro bargain on the market.

[ThaKing]

i used vanish also for my baitcasting reel, had the same exact problem that u had. I have used a number of lines on my baitcasting reels and never had such a problem. Just for the record im very good with baitcasting reels so i know it wasnt me. I've read threads on this forum where most people dislike vanish. But what do u expect for 10 dollar line? Just keep it away from baitcasting reels.