Fluorocarbon

[bassnleo]

GAMMA Edge, strongest flouro on the market.

[ww2farmer]

I also go the braid mainline with fluoro leader route. I have not once had the knot form the braid to fluorocarbon fail. I use the Trilene 100% Fluoro. 6 and 8lb on spinning gear, 10 and 12 for cranks, 15 and 17 for jig/worm/c-rig, and 20lb for flipping. A 110 yd pony spool lasts me forever.

[Hooligan]

GAMMA Edge, strongest flouro on the market.

I'm very prone to agree. Gamma is wicked strong, but there are other qualities that I'm not fond of. Seaguar lines stand head and shoulders above the rest, typically. Having fished every major manufacturers highest end fluorocarbon, Tatsu is far and away the best line that is currently readily available in the States. Kureha R18 Fluoro Limited is far and away the best there is, period. It's spendy at about $35 per 110, but man is it unreal.

Toray makes a good line, but they're incredibly inconsistent. I've had several spools of Upgrade that just didn't perform. Low abrasion resistance and generally hard by comparison; the abrasion resistance should be much higher for the line in question. I'm not fond of Shooter or Sniper on the whole. I've not had good luck with either in terms of long term durability.

Another very, very good line, though it's low availability, is Megabass DragonCall. It's a great all around line, good abrasion resistance, high knot strength, excellent diameter to strength ratio.

One interesting thing, too, is that Seaguar is still the only company out there that is solely responsible for their line. Every other line out there has someone else hand in it. They have ultimate control over the process, materials, and product and I still feel that accounts for something. That's important to me.

[Zeeso]

I have got to ask.

Before really getting into the "science" of fishing. All I ever used was standard mono filament. I never had problems catching fish, I will admit now that I catch more purely based on my understanding of the species and what to use in certain conditions. I am currently using different types of fluro trying to find one that I really like. But I Have to ask...

Isn't the hottest thing in fishing right now considered the Alabama rig and other similar knock offs? So how can I support the science of getting more strikes by using a line that they can't see. When people are killing in on a bait that consists of basically 5 steel leaders put together and on top of that it is recomended that you tie directly to 80# plus braid...

It makes me wonder.

I think next I'm going to to just tie braid onto my bait casters and tie directly to my baits, and see how that performs. Id rather have that extra strength, then worry about if a fish sees my line.

[G_money]

I have got to ask.

Before really getting into the "science" of fishing. All I ever used was standard mono filament. I never had problems catching fish, I will admit now that I catch more purely based on my understanding of the species and what to use in certain conditions. I am currently using different types of fluro trying to find one that I really like. But I Have to ask...

Isn't the hottest thing in fishing right now considered the Alabama rig and other similar knock offs? So how can I support the science of getting more strikes by using a line that they can't see. When people are killing in on a bait that consists of basically 5 steel leaders put together and on top of that it is recomended that you tie directly to 80# plus braid...

It makes me wonder.

I think next I'm going to to just tie braid onto my bait casters and tie directly to my baits, and see how that performs. Id rather have that extra strength, then worry about if a fish sees my line.

You raise an interesting quandry...and you have a point to an extent. But the alabama rig gets fish in a more active feeding mode and takes out their wariness b/c they think they are attacking a school of baitfish, thus keeping them from being line shy...they're in attack first ask later mode if you will.

Whereas fluoro works well with spooky or weary fish in clear water conditions....and is a tremendous advantage when using bottom bouncing techniques and finesse fishing like jigging.

My buddy use to fish braid and fished a clear water lake with me...where the fish LMB and SMB mainly bite on jigs. After getting beat several times using the same baits he asked me my secret....I handed him a spool of Seaguar (which I've since got away from b/c of inconsistency issues) he went on to catch a 5 pound bass and caught his first smallmouth and went on to catch about 15 fish that afternoon...he has never went back to braid.

IMHO on an alabama rig braid would work fine...not for finessing finicky bass. Also fluoro sinks where braid floats this allows you better feel of the bottom and light takes in deep water.

[Dylanl]

I just ordered some XPS Fluoro for my baitcaster. I had InvizX last year and wasn't that impressed with it so I'm trying something different. I thought about going to braid but decided to try another brand fluoro first. If this isn't for me I'll probably make the switch to braid with a leader.