Is Yo-Zuri the same as regular fluoro?

[Scorcher214]

Not talking abrasion resistance or line diameter. Talking about the way it acts, limpness, stiffness, memory. Never used any thing that was pure fluorocarbon, just the Yo-Zuri Hybrid. Wondering if they act the same?

P.S.

I love the Yo-Zuri!

[hookingem]

No they don't act exactly the same Yo-Zuri is much more buoyant than flourocarbon. Also Is more visible. Imo though it has less memory than flourocarbon and is much more smooth casting.

[MickD]

Keep in mind there is Yozuri Hybrid and Yozuri Hybrid Ultra Soft.  Both are hybrids, not pure flouro.  Ultra soft is softer and casts better.  I'm not sure what compromises are involved with getting it softer, but it probably has less flouro and more of the other plastic (nylon?), so would be more visible.

I've not used Hybrid, but Ultra Soft is one of my favorites, 10# for salmon spinning outfit, and 12# for bass casting outfit.

[christine Cellino]

No, it is a 'Hybrid', as the name implies.  Yozuri is mono and fluoro co-extruded together; i.e. a blend.  This is similar to Pline's 'Floroclear' in that they are both mono and fluoro mixes, but the Pline is a copolymer with a fluorocarbon coating, not an extruded blend like the Yozuri. 

[Hammer 4]

No, it is a 'Hybrid', as the name implies. Yozuri is mono and fluoro co-extruded together; i.e. a blend. This is similar to Pline's 'Floroclear' in that they are both mono and fluoro mixes, but the Pline is a copolymer with a fluorocarbon coating, not an extruded blend like the Yozuri.

The above is correct. Here's a link to Yozuri's site explaining it.

http://www.yo-zuri.com/

BTW, it's the same process for the ultrasoft too.

[bigbill]

I just ordered a few 600yd spools of the yo-zuri hybrid line to try out. I'm using some rods still with the coploymere and some with the fluorocarbon yo-zuri hybrid line too. I'll see how good it is or not with the first few days of using it. My only question is do i need to use a line lube of not with it? I been using a line lube on my spools and rod eyes for many years like "reel-magic". How does the yo-zuri line work with this line lube.

I still swear by the copolymere with the less stretch and quicker hookset over the rubber band mono.  The quick hookset is right there with the copolymere line. The yo-zuri hybrid line does feel as tight as the copolymere line and it feels a tad more easier to bend. I'm banking on the yo-zuri hybrid being as good as the coploymere if not better.  I don't care if it lasts longer or not just give me the performance i'm looking for.

I'm no pro or never claim to be one but i fish as hard as one. I put my time in for sure everyday at 3am after the season starts.

With mainly fishing from shore the farther i can cast means everything on somedays when the fish are farther out in the pads working the baitfish over. In fishing everyday i wait months while watching the fish every morning who are farther out. I wait till they get in closer were i can reach them. Oneday i caught a 30'' chain pickerel. I waited about a month for it to work its way in closer. I casted about 10' past it to the right of it not to spook it and worked my topnocker near it and it turned and struck. While it wasn't the trophy bass i expected the fight sure was good. Ok i'm old school but the reel-magic does allow me to cast farther.

[Hammer 4]

Last year, I talked to the Yozuri reps at the Fred Hall show, I inquired about applying line conditioners, and was told that their line will not absorb any liquid, so I stopped using it on all of my line, even w/o KVD line conditioner, the ultrasoft still was very manageable, and there wasn't any more memory than before, when I used it.

[bigbill]

Last year, I talked to the Yozuri reps at the Fred Hall show, I inquired about applying line conditioners, and was told that their line will not absorb any liquid, so I stopped using it on all of my line, even w/o KVD line conditioner, the ultrasoft still was very manageable, and there wasn't any more memory than before, when I used it.

Great. but can i get farther casts using a line conditioner on my rod eyes and does it make the line slippery'er??  My trick when fishing from shore is i put on a topwater bait and soak it up with a scent and throw it as far out as i can in the channel/open water along side the weedline as i can.  Then i will work all my other lures from that point in figuring i have the fishes attention with the scent.  The only thing i don't use a scent on is my very first cast with the carolina rigged senko.  If i get a strike and a miss one quick shot of scent is a 100% hookup on the next cast.

My only downfall is i see others near me catch fish too when i use scents.    Bill