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I started off with 50# Berkley Big Game years ago and then switched to all manner of fluorocarbon when it became the "in thing" to use. Stuck with it for many years, constantly convincing myself that it was worth the cost. Then a few years ago I "experimented" with the old 50# BG that treated me so well and was very happy with it. Gave 80# Jinkai a shot and really liked it, but saw no advantage over standard mono and have settled on 60# Berkley BG. The one thing I do differently with mono vs. fluoro leaders is change them more often. While a 25 yard spool of fluoro gave me 15 leaders at best, a 235-yard spool of 60# mono gives me around 140 leaders and costs half as much as the fluoro spool. As 99.9% of my surf fishing is done after dark I feel fluoro serves me no benefit as far as invisibility, and I combat its durability by a willingness to change to a fresh leader at the first sign of damage.
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