Who knows about the production of flouro line?

[Nick]

1.  Where are flourocarbon fishing lines made? Specifics of plant locations or names helpful.

2.  Are they really made differently or are different labels slapped on in the same factory? Is one brand the same as another?

Is it like TCW-3 oils that have miniscule changes in recipes to make them comply with governemnt regs for infringement?

Pleae don't guess, but do tell us if you really know the whole story for at least one brand of flouro.

[Bassn Blvd]

I often wondered the same thing.  Hopefully someone who knows will chime in.

[kLuo]

This is one of the best articles I have seen about fluorocarbon line:

http://basseast.com/?p=4093

[roadwarrior]

WOW!

Great article.

8-)

[Nick]

Good article.  Can we deduce given the limited number of manufacturers, that many brands of flouros are duplicates or nearly so? Hope to hear from others in the know.

[roadwarrior]

Good article. Can we deduce given the limited number of manufacturers, that many brands of flouros are duplicates or nearly so? Hope to hear from others in the know.

No.

Proprietary formulas and the extruding process vary.

[OkobojiEagle]

Interesting article although written from the viewpoint of Toray.  A greater cross-section of sources would have been more assuring, but that seems to have become the norm for information distributed on the internet.  It probably was complete enough to satisify the questions we recreational anglers have.

steve

[breezy]

Definitely a good read, thanks. It would definitely be interesting to know which companies may be distributing line from the same factories. Doubt we'll ever see it, just like the BPS/Pfleuger/Abu reels the companies aren't really open to give out the info.

[OkobojiEagle]

Pure Fishing is the umbrella for Berkley, Stren and Spiderwire lines.

steve

[Nick]

Yes, and what other brand names does Pure fishing produce , if any?

[OkobojiEagle]

To the best of my knowledge, only their own labels.

steve

[mcipinkie]

I know the world is going to come crashing down on me, but I wonder about all the hoopla regarding fluorocarbon. Before you start, I use it too. Go to Tackle Tour and read their tests of a whole group of fluorocarbon lines. There is really very little quantitative difference between regular monofilament and fluorocarbon in their tests.

We had a year end classic at Bull Shoals last year, and I spooled up one rod with 12 lb. fluorocarbon and one with 14 to crank bait fish with.

After the first practice day, I ripped it off both rods, re-spooled with 30 lb braid and 6 ft fluorocarbon leaders. After fishing with braid ever since it came out, each of the mono materials feels dead. Using 6 ft leaders, I can tell no difference between mono and fluorocarbon.

Are we all being taken to cleaners by advertising and paid pro staff members? I don't know, but there is to the best of my knowledge, there is no quantitative analysis to prove all the supposed attributes of fluorocarbon.

For the cost of one spool of fluorocarbon, you can buy enough Big Game or XT to last a season.

[Jimzee]

For the cost of one spool of fluorocarbon, you can buy enough Big Game or XT to last a season.

This is certainly true, all by all means to each their own.  I have tried all types of line, you name it.  Fluorocarbon for me has the least amount of abrasion for the type of fishing I do.  I still experiment with other lines but always come back to fluoro.

[kLuo]

Using 6 ft leaders, I can tell no difference between mono and fluorocarbon.

That may be true for sensitivity, since you are mainly using braid. However, I bet the fluorocarbon would last longer since it has better abrasion resistance. Also, even though there is no way of quantifying this, it is likely that you have more bites with fluoro since the refraction index of the fluorocarbon makes it more difficult to see underwater. Some people swear that this is true, and others swear that it is not. But why argue with science when you are dealing with a sport where every little thing matters? We often see pros claiming that a certain bait "runs better out of the box" over another bait even though its supposed to be the exact same bait, so why take the risk of using a mono leader over a fluoro one?

This is what I think about in the winter when I'm not fishing

[mcipinkie]

The closest thing to "science" I have seen is the TT tests. I'm not always certain that TT is objective, but this stuff looks like genuine results.

The "low stretch and sensitivity" of FC is debunked in the tests. I doubt FC is any more abrasion resistant than XT. I'm not so sure that the 100% refractive index is anything more than a selling tool.

The only difference that I can find with FC is that it sinks.

Not trying to question anyone's decision. Hell, I use fluorocarbon too. I'm just not sure we're all not just caught up in the "latest and greatest" scam. If KVD uses it, we all better, right???

[Blue Streak]

You guys all have a lot of good information and opinions on this one. Line is getting to be a real confusing situation with so much to choose from and new stuff coming out all of the time.