Fluro? Really that much better?

[Primus]

For the guys who have had problems with knot problems you have to pull a lubricated knot slowly with Floro because it's more affected by heat & friction than mono. I've been fishing this type of line for several years without the problems that's been described apparantly they must have used low end Floro like Vanish or Viscious. The enhanced sensitivity of Floro vs. mono is due to the sinking characteristic of the line which minimizes the bowing of the line on the waters surface and creates a more direct connection to the lure.

I prefer to use XPS or Trilene Floro on baitcasting reels other than my topwater(mono) or extreme cover(braid). I have used it in the past on spinning rods but I'm going to try one of the sinking braids with a Floro leader this year. Floro slaps the bottom guide too much costing me casting distance which isn't a problem on casting rods.

Floro isn't the answer for everything but will give an advantage to the angler who uses it in the right applications. I think it's fantastic for deep cranking and fishing soft plastics/jigs on a casting rod as an example.

[Tin]

On certain applications (deep clear water drop-shot, shakey head, jig, tube) if you're fishing mono you're not catching as many fish as you could be in my opinion.

[jeb2]

Dry mono to dry FC may vary as far as stretch. But mono absorbs water and humidity and will stretch more when under use. Mono is also much more visible to fish, a big consideration in the clearer waters I usually fish.

There are pluses and minuses to each, but almost all of my baitcasters are spooled up with Seguar Invisix, and I've been happy with it. I find it no harder to use or work with than mono. No knot issues at all, etc. I do use mono on my topwater reel and a hybrid/copoly on my spinners.

[gotarheelz14]

Here's how I feel about fluorocarbon. I really like it for bottom bouncing baits. (c-rigs, t-rigs, drop shots, jigs, crankbaits)

It doesn't have as much stretch and I really like this for setting the hook. You don't have to wail on it as much as mono and if you do wail on it, you get really positive hook sets.

It sinks and in situations like drop shotting or finesse stuff, the sink factor really helps to get it down in the zone faster.

It has a whole heck of a lot of sensitivity to it. More so than mono and in my own personal experience, almost as much as braid.

It is really abrasion resistant. You can drag it over wood, rocks, and it holds out really really well. Try dragging your braid through the bottom of rivers that are rock bottomed... :

To top it all off, it is virtually invisible in water. Some people will say that it doesn't matter. To me, it can't hurt though I still have not made a decision on how I feel. I don't really choose Fluorocarbon because of this property but it is nice to have.

I have never had a problem with knots. Lube them up real well, take your time trying them, and you should not have any problems either.

The really big problem for me though, and one that I can hardly get over? It has so much freakin', stinkin' memory! More so than most of the monos I have tried. It's not like braid where you can ball it up into loops, re spool and it sits perfectly as if it had just come out of the box (a little hyperbole but not much). So, to get around that terrible memory which bugs me so much, I usually just go with braid and tie on a leader of about the length of the rod, sometimes two when I am going to burn through a lot of leader (drop shots).

Carlos

Note: I should also add that I actually PREFER Vanish Fluorocarbon, something that most people hate. I have absolutely no problems tying knots and breaking off. The line memory is something I have come across most other types of fluorocarbons. Even some of the more expensive ones I tried like P-line, had even MORE memory than the Vanish I used LOL .

I do hear from others that some of the more expensive ones like Tatsu don't have as much memory and are a dream to fish. I just can't see myself paying out the ying yang for line though...

[southern]

i have also drank from the flouro cup of koolaid too,and it makes me think im a better fisherman so i think it is best.hahahha,and seaguar invisx is my flavor of choice,no problems ever with the line,i have made mistakes but the invisx always does its job.

[Bigbarge50]

Gotar... I was ready to hesitate to put my brand new vanish on my brand new diawa/ carrot stick combo....all the negativity about it.  Yet you post really made me relax some about it and realize why I bought it in the first place. 

Is there anything about vanish (first time user) I should know?  Any knot you exclusively use with it?  Obviously wetting the line is real important. 

[BASSclary]

Gotar... I was ready to hesitate to put my brand new vanish on my brand new diawa/ carrot stick combo....all the negativity about it. Yet you post really made me relax some about it and realize why I bought it in the first place.

Is there anything about vanish (first time user) I should know? Any knot you exclusively use with it? Obviously wetting the line is real important.

It likes to break. A lot. There's a reason IMO it costs 8.94 at wally world.

You can use it, but It will leave a bad taste in your mouth for fluorocarbon lines. Seagaur InvizX or AbrazX , Sufix fluoro, and some others will give you much better results IMO. Maybe they have more memory than Vanish, but it will be well worth it, I even think has InvizX has less memory than Vanish.