Flurocarbon questions
 

Not sure if I spelled it right, but can I get some opinions on this stuff, what brands you like what you don't. I'd like to make some cod jigs leaders out of this stuff, but 50lb Seaguar is $11 for 25yds (wallyworld), and $20 for 75yds at Cabellas.
Can you make good dropper loops with this?

I would just go with mono. Fluoro is too expensive and why would you need it for Cod anyway? I know people use it because bass can be leader shy but I tried it and did not notice any difference in hookup ratio.

I like Seguar (probably the best on the market). I use it for bonito/falsies due to their sharp eyes. However. sharp eyes aren't somehting cod are exactly known for , but I would still use it for them because there is no stretch to it and extremely abrasion resistant (blues can't even bight through 50# flouro)

i have been using ANDE fluoro this season. it can be tough to cinch down knots if you don't wet it enough, but otherwise i love it. also, you get twice as much per spool as seagar for less $$.

25 lbs.
 

I kept a spool of 25 lbs. on my boat this year I used it almost eveytime I went out. I fish braid and with tube and worm it was nice to have it around. I think I will buy some heavier floro next year. For surf casting I did have a few plugs break off it. 25 might be to light for hevier lures if your casting them.:confused: :smash:

If you can find the filler size spool of Yozuri Hybrid 50lb, that's what I would grab.

I haven't found anything that knots easier, or stronger. None of the sticking while cinching down that 1st generation fluoro is known for. And it's abrasion resistant.

It's not 100% fluoro, but it's cheap and it works.

If the 2nd generation fluoro ever gets cheaper I may switch to that, but for now I'll be using Hybrid. I have it at the shop if you can't find it and want to give it a try.

Snapper blues?
Blues rip through 50# with little effort, ive had many small blues bite right through. I liked the berkley Vanish, a lot cheaper and just as good in my opinion.

although it is somewhat stiff, i had no problems using Triplefish this year. only 7 bucks for 25 yards....

Yeah I forgot to add that about the blues, SMALL BLUES(>5lbs) can't bight through it, at least that's always been my experiance, or maybe I'm just lucky- sorry, my bad:smash:

i've been using 80 lb seagar floro on my rigs and most of the 40 lb plus fish have come on that cod can be picky especially when the're spawning like now besides you only need 3 feet and it's really tough and holds a dropper loop well pete santini

Yo-zuri is by far the best bang for your buck on flouro.

good food for thought, thanks.

FishSmith,

I would not bother making cod rigs out of Floro. I use 60 - 80 pound mono. For either 2 hook clam rigs or 1 teaser and a jig. True only 3 or 4 feet is needed but the price will make you gag.

IMO I haven't seen too much improvement with floro bass fishing. I think it is less abrasion resistant than mono, though they advertise it as being resistant?, When bass fishing and hooking up on blues floro seems to part way sooner than mono.

There were somedays this summer that I totally outfished my freinds and I had a floro leader chunking but these freinds were newbies and couldn't set the hook on a rock.

There were also times while setting the hook on bass, who nows how big they were, my 40# floro parted. A by product of the limited stretch. Some stretch is good, sometimes I probably swing too hard but seem to break too many leaders compared to mono.

Jon

Have any of you noticed if fluoro / mono / hybrids works better when using teaser rigs? I find that some types of mono tangle and twist less. I haven't used fluoro or hybrids yet and I'm wondering if they'd be less likely to do that versus the mono. I have been hesitant to try the fluoro because I read somewhere that it doesn't hold a knot as well as mono. Is that true?

As I understand it, the reason to go with Fluoro is it's harder for the fish to see it and it's more abrasion resistant. Sounds like a good reason to give it a try, is there anything I'm missing? -Thanks

Re: Teasers I always tie them with mono, it's my understanding that they sink better and/or faster. Other then that I use Seagar (sp?) fluro and have no complaints. I've had blues bite through 70 lb fluoro like it was butter, damn choppers.....

Iceman, I just read an ad in Cabela's for Stren's "High Impact" Fluoro leader and it says: " . . . and sinks much faster than mono of the same diameter" . I didn't know if that's a characteristic of Stren's line or all fluoro (or if it's just a lot of hype). In any event, what would be the advantage of a quick sinking leader?

*LB


Buoyancy , the teaser with Mono will sink quicker below your main rig (Plug, popper, swimmer, etc) and avoid tangles. Once again I"m only talking teasers here....


Ice

I get it now, Ice. Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try. -LB

I buy 50 yard spools of 40# and 50# test Seaguar fluoro from Cabela's or Bass Pro Shops. The 25 yard spools are too expensive per foot.

Fluro is more abrasion resistant than mono. I've all but stopped using mono for leaders, surf and boat.

i like the seguar , i fish all braids now and i put a floro leader on everything i have not had a leader fail in the middle this year a couple of knots failed but not sure if it was because of the floro or because i tie bad knots:o