Braid Vs. Fluorocarbon (Not Your Usual Vs.)

[dave]

Some friends were discussing lines and some mentioned that braid does NOT transmit strikes on a slack line while fluorocarbon DOES.

I've never fished 100% fluorocarbon so, I had no personal comparison.

Any experience?

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I'd agree with them. The more slack in braided line, the less you feel. Fluoro transmits strikes extremely well on a slack line. Conversely, on a tight line, it's hard to beat braid.

[islandbass]

I know from personal experience that I can confirm feeling feedback on semislack line with fluorocarbon.

I would be inclined to agree with SoFlaBass as a best guess of how braid would behave when slack and taut.

[The Next KVD]

huh, I guess I never really paid that much attention to it. I'm going to have to check this out once the ice gets off the lakes.

[msolorio]

yep id agree, slack braid doesnt really transmit a bite too well. fluoro however does but like also stated above, its hard to beat braid.

[Pinoy_Basser]

Feeling Strikes on a slack line is same for both Flouro and Braid even mono.

I rather watch the line move its more accurate to detect strikes.

My 2 dollars

[A-Rob]

I'm not sure if I "feel" the bite on a slack braid line....but I do see the braid jump or twitch and thats good for me!

So I think that complicates the comparison of the slack line bite btw flouro and braid

Personal preference I guess is what it will forever come down to.

Best jig fisherman in my parts uses only braid...Denny fishes flouro...Hack fishes braid...I fish whatever I can afford (ie not flouro) hahaha

[jkarol24]

You deffinantly loose some transmission with slack braid, but this is made up by the fact that you will see the line twitch much easier because it floats.

On a side note, if using braid on a dropshot or shakey head, you have to shake the tip alot more to get the same action. The braid bends and doesnt transmit energy while fluoro will stay more taught and pushes the bait.

[dodgeguy]

who fishes with slack line?

[The Next KVD]

who fishes with slack line?

the man has a point.

[BASSclary]

who fishes with slack line?

People who fish with weightless plastics, and many other techniques where the line is almost always semi-slack.

Your not going to keep a weightless worm on a tight line.

[VolFan]

Think of pushing on a nylon rope (braid) vs pushing on surgical tubing (flouro). The fluoro is much less compressable longitudinally, hence when a fish moves toward you on flouro, you feel it moreso than with braid. I don't fish much on a totally slack line and have no problem feeling bites on weightless worms with braid. It really is what you feel comfortable with.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

who fishes with slack line?

People who fish with weightless plastics, and many other techniques where the line is almost always semi-slack.

Your not going to keep a weightless worm on a tight line.

A weightless nightcrawler + braid is awesome, the braid will help with letting the crawler fall ever so slowly then IF it reaches bottom seeing just a little twitch of the line.

Havent use fluoro cant say how that does but read it sinks so this would make worm fall faster and I dont think I would care for that in this scenario.

Or like Fat Ika the thing with this is it can fall away so slack is needed for it to do so.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

who fishes with slack line?

Was waiting for you to join in on this one.

In all honesty though, if the wind is blowing, my little boat gets moved around a bunch. I tend to have slack in my line more often than I'd like when using bottom contact baits.

[dodgeguy]

the fix for wind isa heavier bait.seriously, i take up slack immediately and never leave so much that i can't feel a bite with braid..if you have that much slack you aren't paying attention to what your doing anyway.

[bigbassctchr101]

I always let my jigs fall on a semi-slack line before hitting the bottom? When fishing big 5" spoons- same thing. Only thing I really fish weightless are flukes and sluggos. But, I always watch my line. With that being said- I'd rather have a flouro so I could watch my line AND feel a bite if I miss the twitch. I'm not good enough to not use all my options to my benefit.

[Hooligan]

the fix for wind isa heavier bait.seriously, i take up slack immediately and never leave so much that i can't feel a bite with braid..if you have that much slack you aren't paying attention to what your doing anyway.

And many will disagree.

Fact braid doesn't transmit on a slack line because of the belly.

Fact: fluorocarbon does.

There's no debate about whether or not these things occur, it's been proven far too many times to even argue about it.